Redes sociales: blessing or curse?
Social media outlets, such as Twitter and WhatsApp, played a major role in the protests that spread across the Americas in 2019. In Chile,...
Bolivia: interim government here to stay?
This article was published by Bolivia Information Forum as BIF Bulletin No.47, 20 January 2020.
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Bolivia: where justice bows down to power
Banner image, above. From the website of the Ministry of Justice and Institutional Transparency: "Investigations will proceed into 592 former government officials and their...
Bem viver, the good life, is possible — LAB Newsletter December...
Bem viver, the good life, is possible -- LAB Newsletter December 2019
This has been an extraordinary year, with many setbacks but some remarkable signs...
Bolivia: will new elections heal the rift?
Two months have passed since Bolivia’s disastrous October 2019 presidential elections. During this time, Evo Morales resigned from the presidency, sought asylum in Mexico,...
First Chile, then Bolivia and now Colombia… LAB Newsletter, November 2019
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Bolivia: 50 NGOs offer to work for peace
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More than 50 development and human rights institutions in Bolivia have come together to appeal for a peaceful solution as the country is plunged...
Bolivia: Añez’ first days in power
This Special Bulletin from Bolivia Information Forum was issued on 17 November 2019
A right-wing government has taken office in La Paz representing the most...
Bolivia: when democracy went awol
Evo’s
last years in power marked by violations of democracy
November 10 2019 will be a day to remember in Bolivian history. At 16:50 of...
Bolivia: who is Jeanine Añez?
The swearing in of Jeanine Añez as interim president of Bolivia is likely to cause further unrest in the country, following three weeks of...