Tag: Bolivia
Bolivia: arrest of a union official, student for 33 years
The head of a student union “would have illegally benefited” from a monthly salary close to that of the president of Bolivia, that is to say approximately 3000 dollars. The…
Stampede in a university in Bolivia: four dead and 70 injured
Four students died and 70 were injured Monday, May 9 in a university in southeastern Bolivia during a stampede triggered by the explosion of a tear gas canister during an…
In Bolivia, ex-president Jeanine Añez in the dock
Trial Article reserved for subscribers At the end of 2019, the conservative had replaced Evo Morales, herald of the indigenous left, forced to resign after a contested re-election. Accused of…
Bolivia: opening of the trial against the ex-interim president Jeanine Añez
“political prisoner” for some, “putschistfor others: the trial of the former interim president of Bolivia, Jeanine Añez, in power between 2019 and 2020, opened in controversy on Thursday February 10…
Bolivia: discovery of a large natural gas deposit
LA PAZ (awp/afp) – Bolivian President Luis Arce announced on Saturday the discovery of new reserves in a large natural gas field, which will yield more than 260 million dollars…
Heavy rains in Bolivia: 13 dead and a thousand families affected
Torrential rains that fell over much of Bolivia left 13 dead and a thousand families affected, according to official figures released on Sunday. “There are more than 1,000 affected families,…
Torrential rains kill eighteen in Brazil, thirteen dead in Bolivia
An aerial view shows the flooding caused by the overflow of the Cachoeira River in Itabuna, Bahia state, Brazil on December 26, 2021. STRINGER / REUTERS A man was killed…
In Bolivia, the impossible political dialogue
On November 8, for the first anniversary of Luis Arce’s election to the presidency of Bolivia, which marks the return of the left to power, a coalition of opposition forces…
In Bolivia, the great indigenous march ends in indifference
The indigenous march arrives in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, on October 16, 2019. AIZAR RALDES / AFP There is an air of weariness. The one that wins those who hoped to…
In Bolivia, the still unpunished massacre of Senkata
Natividad Maman, in El Alto, Bolivia, on March 23, 2021, shows photos of his son, kidnapped and allegedly tortured in the Senkata region, during clashes between supporters and opponents of…
In Bolivia, protected areas go up in smoke
Aerial view of San Matias Nature Reserve, Bolivia, August 20, 2021. WILLIAM WROBLEWSKI / AFP Nearly 600,000 hectares of land burned in the Bolivian department of Santa Cruz (east) and…
Corona worries at Messi: Neymar goes on a record hunt at Copa start
Monday 14 June 2021 Corona worries at Messi Neymar goes on a record hunt at the Copa start At the start of the domestic Copa América, Brazil is clearly splitting…