Bolivia Information Forum
The Bolivia Information Forum (BIF) was formed in mid-2006 by a group of people interested in the country and keen to make information about current political and social developments in Bolivia more easily available to a UK-based audience.
MINING: WOMEN TAKE THE STAND
Women from Guatemala, Venezuela and Peru speak out about the affects of mining on their communities.
ARGENTINA: TO MINE, OR NOT TO MINE IN PATAGONIA
Violent clashes between pro- and anti-mine demonstrators in Chubut.
BRAZIL’S BLIND SPOT: RACISM AND RACIAL INEQUALITY
Despite its multicultural image, Brazil fails to address racial inequality. Today, racial democracy is a dangerous illusion.
GUATEMALA: INVESTORS PROFIT WHILE COMMUNITIES SUFFER
A careful analysis of projects praised in a UK government funded report on investment opportunities.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: TOXIC LEGACY
Mass protests against cyanide contamination from Canadian-owned gold mine
COLOMBIA: THE CONSEQUENCES OF AN UNSUSTAINABLE MINING POLICY
A new report from UK-based ABCColombia examines the confusion of government policies, social protests and asks how to increase international accountability
PERU: TORTURE AT THE RIO BRANCO MINE
A new and detailed study of disputes since 2003 at the Río Blanco mine, Piura.
ARGENTINA: ¡CATAMARCA RESISTE!
In the Northern Argentinian province of Catamarca, environmental activists and local people have been blockading mining inputs since February 2012
BOLIVIA: VIOLENT CLASHES PIT MINER AGAINST MINER
At Colquiri tin mine, unionised miners are again in violent conflict with independent co-operative producers over rights to the most lucrative seams