From the Wall Street Journal: OPINION | THE AMERICAS Morales Made Bolivia a Narco State How many Mexicans know the role that Evo has played in the coca business? By Mary Anastasia O’Grady Nov. 17, 2019 2:27 pm ET When former Bolivian President Evo Morales arrived in Mexico City last week seeking asylum, Mexican Foreign…
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Bolivia’s warring parties strike deal for new elections to end deadly unrest
Reuters reports for France 24: Bolivia’s interim government and lawmakers from the party of unseated leader Evo Morales struck a deal late on Thursday to pursue new elections, potentially helping resolve the South American country’s political crisis. In a late night session of the Bolivian Senate, the chamber’s President, a member of Morales’ Movement for…
Joint Declaration on the Situation in Bolivia
From the U.S. Mission to the Organization of American States: November 12, 2019 Taking into account the situation in Bolivia and, particularly, the events of November 10th, 2019, the Governments of Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, USA, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela resolve to: 1. Reject all acts of…
We left 14 dark years of oblivion. Let’s rebuild, all Bolivians together!
Bolivia has a new Constitutional President Lawyer, Jeanine Añez, 52, was Second Vice President of the Senate, and since many of evo’s acolytes left the country and the government along with him; those remaining congress people from the MAS didn’t want to participate in the Congress Session. My take on this is as follows: The…
Bolivia: Hostility against human rights defenders
Amnesty International reports for ReliefWeb: BOLIVIA: DEFENDERS AT RISK BY ACCUSATIONS AND THREATS FROM AUTHORITIES The highest government authorities in Bolivia, including President Evo Morales and his government minister, Carlos Romero, have publicly accused and threatened human rights defenders and organizations critical of their policies, demonizing them and hampering their important work, says Amnesty International…
Freedom of expression of the people at risk
El Diario reports: Citizens and opponents Assemblyman describes the pretense of punishing people as worrisome. They gave substitute measures to citizen who shouted to President Morales: “Bolivia said No” The population expressed its rejection of the policies implemented by the Government. Meanwhile, the ruling party maintains that what happened in Potosí is an isolated event…
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