Bolivia’s government has taken a significant diplomatic step, announcing the severance of relations with Israel in response to Israel’s military operations in Gaza and its alleged treatment of Palestinians. Deputy Foreign Minister Freddy Mamani stated during a press conference, “Bolivia decided to break diplomatic relations with the state of Israel in repudiation and condemnation of […]
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Bolivia cuts All Diplomatic Ties with Israel After Refugee Camp Bombing
Bolivia Joins the BRICs. Isn’t It Time the U.S. Joined the BRICs?
29 Jul, 2023 14:31 HomeBusiness News Another South American nation to curb dependence on dollar Bolivia is the latest country opting to trade in yuan and ruble instead of the greenback © Getty Images / Bloomberg Creative Bolivia has become the latest country in South America to regularly use alternative currencies in cross-border trade, instead of the […]
Envoy pledges to name a street in Bolivia after General Soleimani
TEHRAN – Bolivian Ambassador to Tehran Romina Guadalupe Perez Ramos said on Saturday that one of the most important streets in her country will be named after the IRGC Quds Force Commander General Qassem Soleimani. Source
Bolivia Jails Conservative Ex-President for 10 Years for Constitutional Inauguration When Socialists Fled
Lawyers for conservative former President Jeanine Áñez announced on Monday that they would appeal a conviction handed down last week by a Bolivian court sentencing her to ten years in prison for constitutionally assuming the presidency in 2019.
LIDAR Identifies Vast Complexes Of A Lost Amazonian Civilization in Bolivia
Researchers in northern Bolivia have used lidar to identify a series of raised platforms and pyramids. Interwoven by a complex hydrological network, these abandoned sacred sites are relics from a lost Amazonian civilization. Read more Section: News History & Archaeology Ancient Places Americas Read Later
Seven Day March In Defense Of Democracy Concludes In Bolivia
March for the Homeland reached the Bolivian city of La Paz on November 29 after covering a distance of more than 180km over seven days. March for the Homeland reached the Bolivian city of La Paz on November 29 after covering a distance of more than 180km over seven days. Over a million people […]
Bolivia Remains Relentless Against Coup Plotters
Above Photo: Repression in Bolivia during the Anez dictatorship. October 20 Bolivia will mark two years since what became the preamble to a violent and bloody coup d’état against former president Evo Morales (2006-2019). On that day, as the people went to the polls to re-elect the indigenous leader, the most extremist fringes of the country’s […]
On Rituals And Revolutions In The Mines Of Bolivia
Above photo: Musician wearing a miner’s hat during the Carnival of Oruro in Bolivia’s tin mining center. sunsinger / Shutterstock.com. The rituals and celebrations of Bolivia’s miners created spaces for radical organizing and helped build solidarity during the 1952 National Revolution. The small K’illi K’illi park sits at the top of one of the hillsides […]
Bolivia: Dogs blessed on San Roque’s feast day
People in Bolivia on Monday celebrated St Roch’s Day, honouring the patron saint of dogs. Justino Limachi, a Roman Catholic priest, held a special outdoor mass to mark the day at Cuerpo de Cristo, a small church in the city of El Alto. Pet owners gathered to have their dogs – and cats – blessed […]
Five New Species of Flowering Plants Discovered in Bolivia
Five New Species of Flowering Plants Discovered in Bolivia Jul 23, 2021 by News Staff / Source A team of U.K. botanists has discovered five new species in the plant genus Jacquemontia in the Andes of Bolivia. Jaquemontia chuquisacensis. Image credit: John Pink.Jacquemontia is a medium-sized pantropical genus of around 120 species, but the majority […]
14-Day Global Campaign Demands Justice For Victims Of Bolivia Coup
Above Photo: Claudia Turbet-Delof. On 10 November 2019, the democratically elected government of Evo Morales in Bolivia was overthrown by a US-government supported military coup. The coup regime, also supported by the UK and the European Union, presided over mass human rights violations and was met with widespread resistance from social movements in Bolivia. This pressure ultimately led to new presidential elections in […]
Bolivia Proposes To The UN To Urgently Convene An Earth Assembly
Create an organism of water for life. During the Reunion with Mother Earth: Global reflections for the defense of Pachamama, the Plurinational State of Bolivia assumed the commitment to lead, in coordination with all the peoples of the South, a global action in this matter and requested the Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), António […]
Despite US’ Dirty Tricks, Bolivia Is Finding A Way To Stay Independent
Despite US’ Dirty Tricks, Bolivia Is Finding A Way To Stay Independent Above photo: A march in Bolivia where thousands took to the streets to demand justice for the massacres and other human rights violations committed by the coup-installed regime led by de-facto president Jeanine Áñez. Bolivia TV. The arrest of Jeanine Áñez, head of […]
The 2019 Coup In Bolivia And USA’s Continuing Hypocrisy
On 27 March, 2021, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken released a press statement wherein he said: “The United States is deeply concerned by growing signs of anti-democratic behavior and the politicization of the legal system in Bolivia in light of the recent arrest and pre-trial imprisonment of former interim government officials.” US-backed Coup Blinken’s statement is […]
The Afro-Bolivians And Their Monarchy In Bolivia: An Enigmatic Kingdom
Bolivia is a land full of wonders and little-known facts. The majestic nature of the mountainous Andes and the adjacent tropical forests, and the illustrious capital city of La Paz, nestled high among the clouds, are not the only things to spark your curiosity. No more than a hundred kilometers outside of La Paz is […]
Revealed: The UK Supported the Coup in Bolivia to Gain Access to Its ‘White Gold’
After a coup in the South American country of Bolivia in November 2019, democratically elected president Evo Morales was forced to flee. Foreign Office documents obtained by Declassified show Britain saw the new military-backed regime, which killed 18 protesters, as an opportunity to open up Bolivia’s lithium deposits to UK firms. By Matt Kennard and […]
Former Interim President Jeanine Añez Arrested In Bolivia
Above photo: Jeanine Anez Chavez/Facebook. A Bolivian court had issued arrest warrants for Jeanine Añez, the former interim president who seized power in a coup d’etat in late 2019. The Bolivian government announced on Saturday the arrest of Jeanine Áñez, who will be prosecuted for the overthrow of Evo Morales in November 2019, in an […]
Bolivia’s ex-interim president arrested as political tensions reach new highs
Government Minister Carlos Eduardo del Castillo del Carpio confirmed Áñez’s arrest. At least two of the former ministers have also been detained, according to state channel Bolivia TV. CNN has not been able to access the basis for the charges through the prosecutor’s office, but Áñez published on her Twitter account images of what she […]
Bolivia’s former interim president Jeanine Anez arrested over 2019 coup
Jeanine Anez, who seized power in Bolivia as an interim president after the November 2019 ousting of then-president Evo Morales, has been arrested on suspicion of sedition, the new government has announced. Anez’s arrest warrant was issued by a court on Friday and was executed on Saturday morning, Minister of Government Carlos del Castillo announced […]
Video shows moment balcony railing collapses at Bolivia university, killing seven students
Video footage has captured the tragic moment when students thronging the fourth floor balcony of a university in Bolivia plummeted to their deaths after the railing gave way. Seven students were killed and five others injured at the Public University of El Alto, second-largest city in Bolivia. The incident occurred as dozens of students crammed […]
Bolivia recognises same-sex couple’s civil union for first time
David Aruquipa and Guido Montaño signed papers in Bolivia’s Civil Registry Office, confirming their status as the country’s first legally-recognised same-sex couple. The men, who have been a couple for 11 years, said they consider the step a victory for human rights in Bolivia. “This is the action that shows that our country needs to […]
Bolivia: New Arrest Warrants For Añez Regime’s Top Officials
Bolivia: New Arrest Warrants For Añez Regime’s Top Officials Above photo: Former Oil Minister Victor Zamora (L) and former Immigration Director Marcel Rivas (R). Twitter/ @Opinion_Bolivia. Former Oil Minister and former Immigration Director are accused of political persecution and corruption. The Bolivian Attorney General’s Office issued warrants for the arrest of Victor Zamora and Marcel […]
After Bolivia, Never Again
After Bolivia, Never Again Gathered in Bolivia at the inauguration of Luis Arce, leaders from across the international Left sign the ‘La Paz Declaration’ – reaffirming support for democracy and calling for an end to right-wing coups d’état. They said that the beasts and savages would never return to Bolivia, as they killed our brothers, […]
Ending Regime Change In Bolivia And The World
By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies, Popular Resistance. October 29, 2020 Above photo: Bolivian woman votes in October 18 election. Less than a year after the United States and the U.S.-backed Organization of American States (OAS) supported a violent military coup to overthrow the government of Bolivia, the Bolivian people have reelected the […]
Bolivia – The people won, against all the odds, the people still won
October 19, 2020 By Chris Faure for the Saker Blog Bolivia went to the polls yesterday for the first election since the coup d’état in November 2019, that removed Evo Morales from the leadership and from the country and put the country under a western backed right wing coup government. This coup was carried out […]
Bolivia: People Power Prevails Over US-Backed Coup
Last October following the re-election of indigenous president Evo Morales in Bolivia, the United States backed a coup that successfully forced him out of power. The coup regime reversed many of the gains made under Morales and waged violent and austerity policies against the people. A new presidential election was held this past weekend largely […]