Bolivia: May Call On International Courts to Resolve Territorial Dispute with...
Bolivian officials broached the possibility of internationally brokered arbitration in their dispute with Chile over coastal territory.
View ArticleBolivia: Census Completed ‘with Integrity’
President Evo Morales announced the successful near completion of the Population and Settlement Census 2012. The National Statistical Institute affirmed that data was collected “with integrity”.
View ArticleBolivia: Government Nationalises Spanish-Owned Electricity Companies
Bolivian president Evo Morales announced yesterday the nationalisation of four electricity companies based in the cities of La Paz and Oruro, all subsidiaries of the Spanish company Iberdrola.
View ArticleBolivia: Government Claims ‘Proof’ of US Plotting Against Evo Morales
The Bolivian government declared yesterday that it has "concrete evidence" that the US continues to meddle in domestic affairs.
View ArticleBolivia: UN Victory for the Nation’s Coca Chewers
Bolivia won readmission to the United Nations Convention on Narcotic Drugs yesterday when the organisation voted to recognise the chewing of coca leaves as a legal, cultural practice in the Andean...
View ArticleThe Sacred Leaf: How Bolivia Is Helping Change the Anti-Drug Paradigm
Bolivia's recent victory at the UN Convention on Narcotic Drugs has opened up an important debate about the effectiveness of the war on drugs and its impact on indigenous traditions. Mariel Matze reports.
View ArticleBolivia: President Morales Expels US Agency
Bolivian President Evo Morales demanded the expulsion of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) on Wednesday.
View ArticleBolivia: President’s Plane Diverted to Austria on Snowden Suspicions
A plane carrying Bolivian president Evo Morales has been diverted to Austria on suspicion that US whistle blower Edward Snowden was on board, reported the country's foreign minister David Choquehuanca...
View ArticleBolivia: Complaint Filed to UN over European Airspace Row
A diplomatic crisis has been sparked after Bolivian President Evo Morales was denied airspace in Europe, and has turned to the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) for support to condemn the...
View ArticleBolivia: Unasur Meets To Discuss Evo Morales’ Plane Diversion
Six Unasur leaders are meeting today in Bolivia to discuss Evo Morales plane diversion caused yesterday by four European countries.
View ArticleBolivia: President Morales ‘Would Offer’ Asylum to Edward Snowden
Bolivian President Evo Morales announced today that he would offer US whistleblower Edward Snowden political asylum if he requested it .
View ArticleBolivia: President Accepts Apology from European Countries
Today President Evo Morales accepted the apology from the European states after he was denied airspace when returning to La Paz, Bolivia from a conference in Russia. Following this announcement,...
View ArticleBolivia: “We Are Better Off Without the DEA,” says Morales
Bolivian President Evo Morales affirmed yesterday that the fight against drugs in the country has been more successful without the help of the US.
View ArticleBolivia: New Factory to Make Coca Products for Medicinal Use
Bolivian president Evo Morales today inaugurated the first factory for coca-based products, highlighting their health benefits and medicinal uses.
View ArticleBolivia: Morales Signs Oil Contract with Gazprom and Total
Bolivia's state-owned and run oil company YPFB signed a deal with Russia's Gazprom and France's Total today.
View ArticleBolivia: President Morales Leads Independence Day Celebrations
People across Bolivia have gathered today to commemorate the country's Independence Day and mark 188 years since it was declared a republic in 1825.
View ArticleBolivia: President Proposes to Take US to International Tribunal
In the next meeting of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), Evo Morales, President of Bolivia, has promised to bring the US in front of an international tribunal for human rights violations...
View ArticleBolivia: Diplomatic Row with Brazil over Former Senator’s Transfer
Bolivian senator Roger Pinto, convicted to one year of prison for corruption, has been transferred to Brasilia yesterday without Evo Morales' approval.
View ArticleBolivia: Morales Faces Questions Over Repression of TIPNIS Protest
Bolivian President Evo Morales announced yesterday that he will answer new questions presented by the prosecutor as part of the investigation into the violent repression of an indigenous protest in 2011.
View ArticleBolivia: President Grants Pardons to Alleviate Overcrowded Prisons
Bolivian President Evo Morales signed a decree on Wednesday granting a humanitarian pardon to prisoners with sentences of up to eight years for misdemeanors. The aim is to solve the issues of...
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