Far-right Bolivian leader Luis Fernando Camacho gets four months of pre-trial detention in coup case
Social movements across Bolivia that have been calling for Camacho’s arrest and sentencing saluted the move, but violent riots have broken out demanding his release in his home department Santa Cruz
Bolivian prosecutors suspend Camacho’s hearing in coup case following death threats
The governor of the Santa Cruz department, Luis Fernando Camacho, who was the president of the far-right Pro Santa Cruz Civic Committee in 2019, was one of the main promoters of the violent and racist demonstrations against the socialist government of former President Evo Morales in October 2019
Bolivia rejects interventionist statements by Brazilian President
Bolivian Foreign Minister Rogelio Mayta described Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s plan to grant Jeanine Áñez political asylum as “absolutely impudent” and “inappropriate interference in internal affairs”
Bolivian court sentences Jeanine Áñez to 10 years in prison
The First Anti-Corruption Sentencing Court of La Paz found Jeanine Áñez and other former police and military chiefs guilty of “breach of duties” and taking “resolutions contrary to the Constitution and the Law” following the coup d’état against then President Evo Morales in November 2019
GIEI report affirms human rights violations in Bolivia
The report carried out by a group of experts established that at least 11 rights, including the right to life, right to freedom and personal security were violated during the last quarter of 2019.
Honduran Supreme Court dismisses case against Guapinol activists and other stories
Today we look at the acquittal of 6 Guapinol water protectors in Honduras, a drastic rise in civilian casualties in Yemen, and more
Bolivian government creates trust for reparations to victims of 2019 state violence
The trust will provide loans to the relatives of the deceased and living victims of the human rights violations committed during Jeanine Áñez’s de-facto rule, with a 10-year repayment policy and an annual interest rate of 0.5%
Seven day march in defense of democracy concludes in Bolivia
March for the Homeland reached the Bolivian city of La Paz on November 29 after covering a distance of more than 180km over seven days.
March for the Homeland begins in Bolivia in support of President Arce’s government
Thousands of Bolivians have begun a seven-day-long march in defense of democracy, in support of President Luis Arce’s government, and in rejection of the recent destabilization attempts promoted by the far-right opposition sectors
Far-right tensions brewing amid one year anniversary of the return of democracy in Bolivia
Members of the opposition and far-right Civic Committees have been mobilizing and blocking roads in different departments of Bolivia as a part of a politically motivated strike.
Relatives of the victims of Sacaba and Senkata massacres meet government representatives
The family members of the victims of the Sacaba and Senkata massacres arrived in Bolivia’s capital La Paz to demand justice for the state crimes committed two year ago during the coup-installed government of Jeanine Áñez
Food crisis worsens in Afghanistan amid major drought and rising poverty and other stories
Today we look at the hunger crisis in Afghanistan amid a severe drought; a strike against insecurity and critical fuel shortages in Haiti, and more
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