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Wall Street Journal Warps Impact of American’s Arrest in Bolivia
The Wall Street Journal’s recent article from August 1st, “Jailed American’s Drug Case Stokes Tension With Bolivia,” fails to acknowledge the many discrepancies in the Ostreicher case, dramatically exaggerates the…
Prison Detainees in Bolivia: Bad Fruit of a Slow Judiciary System
Prison Detainees in Bolivia: Bad Fruit of a Slow Judiciary System On June 3, 2011, the Bolivian antidrug police arrested Jacob Ostreicher, an Orthodox Jew from Brooklyn, New York, for…
Ostreicher Case: US-Imposed Legislation Still Dictates Drug Prosecutions
Although the case of Jacob Ostreicher, an American accused of money laundering and awaiting trial in Bolivia for over a year, has received recurring attention in the US press and…
Mallku Khota Mining Mess: Analysis
Bolivian Mining Conflict in Mallku Khota: Analysis The violent conflict around the Mallku Khota mining area and subsequent nationalization of the mineral deposit highlight the recurring issues in Bolivia of…