Bolivia: An election in the midst of an ongoing coup
Morales had just won a presidential election in October for a term that would have begun in January 2020
Coup government in Bolivia arrests another MAS legislator
Members of Evo Morales’ party the Movement Towards Socialism have faced constant and brutal persecution by the de-facto government since Morales was overthrown in a civic military coup last November
In spite of persecution, Bolivia’s MAS registers candidates for the upcoming elections
MAS successfully filed the nomination of all its candidates for the upcoming general elections in Bolivia in spite of political persecution and attempts to obstruct their participation by the coup regime
Bolivian coup regime launches attack campaign against presidential candidate Luis Arce
Luis Arce, the presidential candidate of the socialist MAS party, denounced that the de-facto government is trying to impede his participation in the general elections on May 3
Bolivians celebrate fourteen years of the Plurinational State
Plurinational State Day was commemorated with several peaceful mobilizations across the country, demanding the restoration of democracy after the civic-military coup against President Evo Morales in November
What the right wing in Latin America means by democracy is violence
What the government of Iván Duque is doing in Colombia is what the interim government of Jeanine Áñez is doing in Bolivia — using extreme state violence against trade unionists and peasant organizers, against socialist leaders and indigenous leaders
Evo Morales announces MAS candidates for general elections in May
Former economy minister Luis Arce and former foreign minister David Choquehuanca will run on the MAS presidential ticket
Coup regime in Bolivia incites diplomatic conflict with Mexico and Spain
The de-facto government declared the Mexican ambassador to Bolivia and two Spanish diplomats as “persona non grata” and asked them to leave the country
Who can stop the far-right?
The scope and scale of the right-wing resurgence this year shows the urgent need for greater working class mobilizations that can safeguard and deepen democracy and build coalitions
50 days of coup d’état in Bolivia
The coup regime has been denounced for committing extensive human rights violations and persecuting the political opposition
Around the world 75: Anti CAA protests in India and more
We also take a look at the attempts by coup regime in Bolivia to target Mexican embassy, and the repression against leftist and pro-democracy activists in Swaziland.
Mexico denounces excessive security presence at embassy in Bolivia
The Mexican government expressed its concern over the heavy presence of officers outside their diplomatic mission in Bolivia where several former functionaries are seeking asylum
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