Bolivia: Quiroga Conviction Controversy
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…
Potosí Protest: Resolved or Postponed?
On August 16, after 19 days of blockades and hunger strikes in urban Potosí and surrounding areas, Potosí civic leaders and MAS officials reached an agreement to end protests. After…
Schipani Dramatizes Bolivian Drug Control Efforts and MAS Official’s Role
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…
Potosi Population Protests Postponed Projects
Urban Potosí, once the richest city in South America, is now one of the poorest. A mining center during the colonial and post-colonial eras, economic progress has been slow in…