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Bolivia: Quiroga Conviction Controversy

Written by The Andean Information Network
September 6, 2010

On September 6, ex-Bolivian president Jorge Quiroga and his lawyer responded to court conviction of Quiroga’s for defamation, slander, and libel against Union Bank.  The charges refer to Quiroga’s statements on February 6, 2009, when he denounced Union Bank as an outlet for corrupt money laundering. Quiroga’s accusations occurred shortly after Jorge O’Connor D’Arlach, a [...]

Schipani Dramatizes Bolivian Drug Control Efforts and MAS Official’s Role

Written by The Andean Information Network
August 16, 2010

Andres Schipani’s article, “Jessica Anne Jordan Burton: beauty queen defies cartel beasts in Bolivia’s war on cocaine,” presents an inaccurate, hyperbolic, and sexist account, which projects narrow-minded generalizations and grossly distorts the current reality of Bolivian drug policy.  Unfortunately, this erroneous portrayal has been widely reprinted and quoted in the English-speaking press.
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April 22, 2009

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February 25, 2009

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AIN Publications

Written by The Andean Information Network
January 22, 2007

REPORT: Human Rights Violations from the "War on Drugs" in Bolivia. By Bjorn Pettersson and Lesley MacKay. October, 1993. 22 pages. Available in English and Spanish.
A brief overview of the human rights abuses stemming from the low-intensity, US funded "Drug War" being waged in Bolivia and the draconian Bolivian antinarcotics legislation, Law 1008. Report [...]

Newsflash: January 17

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January 18, 2007

Constituent Assembly
The Constituent Assembly returned to work Monday without having resolved the impasse on voting procedures. MAS representatives stated that they were determined to move forward, “with or without the opposition.”  The assembly is concluding the selection of 21 new commissions and their leaders, whose first duty is to decide on voting procedures and [...]

Newsflash: January 8th

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January 8, 2007

*    Protesters have been blocking Cochabamba's main plaza for five days demanding the resignation of Prefect Manfred Reyes Villa who has been constant friction with the MAS government since his 2005 election. Protesting groups reject Reyes Villa’s tenure, as a result of his participation in the second Sánchez de Lozada governing coalition,accusations of corruption during [...]

Regional and Partisan Tensions Explode on Eve of Summit

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December 14, 2006

As Cochabamba prepares for the Second Summit of the Community of South American Nations on December 8 and 9, the debate over the how to draft the Bolivia’s new constitution has become increasingly polarized and dramatic.  Whether the assembly will approve the text of the constitution using a two-thirds or simple majority vote has led [...]

Quote of the Day- Current Conflict

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December 14, 2006

From a spokesperson from ALAS (Legal Assessment and Social Assistance) in a response to gunshots fired into their office last week after the passage of the agrarian reform law:
"We just want to clarify that this is a nongovernmental organization that helps campesinos in rural areas; this is not Minister Salvatierra's office.  He used to work [...]

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December 14, 2006

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