Bolivia: Deaths in the Amazon
(IPS) – The Bolivian government declared martial law in the northern province of Pando after as many as 15 indigenous supporters of President Evo Morales were killed by rightwing protesters near the town of Cobija. […]
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Bolivia: “Twenty Families Are Obstructing Governability” – Expert
(IPS) – The Bolivian government’s determination to hold a referendum, by presidential decree, on a new constitution that it hopes will "re-found" the nation as a "plurinational state," has ceded to pressure from the rightwing […]
Bolivia: Divisions Emerge in Opposition Strategy
(IPS) – Major discrepancies emerged among the rightwing authorities and landowning and business interests opposed to Bolivia’s leftist President Evo Morales in a 10-hour meeting held to coordinate a strategy aimed at the economic suffocation […]
A Third Term in Office? Entrenching Colombian Authoritarianism
Colombia has been known for having one of the most stable democracies of the subcontinent which, while it has not undergone the dictatorships that other countries have suffered, is not very ‘inclusive’. There has been […]
Bolivia Confirms Constitution Vote
Source: Prensa Latina The Bolivian government ratified Tuesday that the forthcoming popular referendum over the new constitution will be held in December, as referred by presidential decree. The Executive also considered illegal the decision of […]
Cuba: Dissident punk rocker scores political win
Souirce: World War 4 Report Cuban punk rocker Gorki Aguila, lead singer of Porno para Ricardo, charged with "social dangerousness" because of his songs denouncing and deriding the government, was released with a $28 fine […]