Mexico assumes presidency of CELAC and revives the mechanism of regional integration
Mexico has committed to strengthening the organization for the development of the region
Bolivian coup regime issues arrest warrant for Evo Morales
The attorney general of the coup regime issued a warrant for Morales accusing him of sedition, terrorism and financing of terrorism. This is seen as a bid to contain his influence during the presidential elections scheduled for March 2020
Morales’ MAS defines strategy for elections and a solution to the political crisis
The MAS party stressed the importance of maintaining the unity of all social movements, grassroot organizations, leaders, activists and supporters to achieve the victory of the Bolivian people
Thousands of Venezuelans march in rejection of TIAR
Venezuelans carried out a massive mobilization against the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (TIAR) meeting being held in Colombia with the intent of discussing sanctions against Venezuela
What comes after the coup?
Peoples Dispatch spoke with sociologist Marco Teruggi about the agreement to hold elections in Bolivia and the implications of the coup for the continent
Can Bolivia have free and fair elections?
In this episode, we discuss post-coup developments in Bolivia, Israeli PM Netanyahu’s indictment, and new revelations in the case of the 2018 alleged chemical attack in Syria.
After signing a pact of unity, Haitian opposition returns to the streets
After agreements were signed among opposition parties for a possible interim government, different sectors and organizations relaunched mobilizations across the country
We Stand Against the Coup in Bolivia (statement from Noam Chomsky and Vijay Prashad)
Noam Chomsky and Vijay Prashad denounce the escalation of the coup attempt against democratically elected President Evo Morales
Bolivians mobilise in defense of Evo Morales
Massive mobilizations are taking place in different Bolivian cities in defense of re-elected president Evo Morales and his party Movement Towards Socialism (MAS).
Bolivian right-wing activates ‘electoral fraud’ contingency plan against Morales
President Evo Morales emerged victorious in the first round of presidential elections in Bolivia held on October 20 but the opposition is set on rejecting the results
Evo Morales maintains lead while vote counting continues
Though the vote counting has not finished, the Bolivian right has already declared that a run-off is inevitable and any other result would be considered fraud
As thousands of Indigenous people arrive in Quito to join protests, Moreno flees capital
After days of intense protests across Ecuador, Lenín Moreno announced the shifting of the government from Quito to Guayaquil, Meanwhile, thousands of people are on their way to the capital to join protests
- Prominent Pakistani lawyer-activist banned from foreign travel
- Honduran migrant caravan stopped at Mexican border
- 10 protesters killed in violent crackdown by Iraqi security forces
- Union vows to fight mass-layoffs by Massmart in South Africa
- Protests unlikely to subside in Lebanon despite formation of new government
