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…
Timeline of Bolivian Mining Conflict in Mallku Khota
The several violent, reoccurring conflicts in northern Potosí over the presence of a Canadian mining company have finally been at least temporarily resolved by an agreement by the Morales government…