Most Bolivian voters turned out Sunday for judicial elections that are a major test for the administration of president Evo Morales, in spite of concerns about a potential boycott. Abstentions and null votes had been urged by his conservative opposition, which accuses Morales of attempting to take control of the judiciary via his campaign to [...]
Former Bolivian general Rene Sanabria this week was sentenced to 14 years in prison for a drug trafficking case with possible ties to president Evo Morales. The retired chief of Bolivia’s anti-narcotics unit plead guilty to charges of conspiracy to smuggle cocaine to the United States. Sanabria and a partner were detained this year in [...]
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In contrast with the ongoing deterioration of relations between Bolivia and the United States, this week the landlocked Andean nation signed six pacts strengthening government and state-run business ties with China. President Evo Morales presided over the signing ceremony one day after launching fresh verbal attacks on capitalism and US “imperialism” at the United Nations [...]
Bolivian President Evo Morales presided over on Thursday the signing of a technical memorandum with China to build the Tupac Katari communication satellite that will broaden the coverage of telecommunications in this Andean country. Morales explained that signing the memorandum is only the technical part, now financing needs to be guaranteed and Bolivia will be [...]
LIMA., 14th June - Two weeks ago a tragic event happened in Peru.. Many people were killed, at least 50, as a consequence of a confrontation between the police and indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon jungle region in the area known as the Curva del Diablo, or the Bagua. There, some 5,000 peruvian natives blocked [...]