Bolivia: New TIPNIS Law Fails to Mollify Protestors and Reflects MAS Divisions
On October 13, the Bolivian congress approved a new law to protect the contested TIPNIS indigenous territory and national park, temporary halting construction of the planned highway. However, TIPNIS marchers,…
Bolivian Judicial Elections Provoke Controversy and Criticism
On October 16, Bolivia will hold a popular vote to fill the Supreme Court, the Constitutional Tribunal, the Judiciary Council, and the National Agrarian and Environmental Tribunal. These elections are…
Turning Point for Morales: Bolivian Police Repress and Detain Indigenous Marchers
On September 25 at 5 pm, approximately 500 Bolivian police officers tear-gassed and used excessive force against camping indigenous protestors outside of Yucumo, in Beni Department. Initial reports listed one…
Response to the Bolivian Ex-President’s Defense Team’s Press Release
On August 30, immediately following the “Black October” verdict, convicting five military officials and two ex-ministers for 68 killings in October 2003, the defense team of ex-president Sánchez de Lozada,…