Tag: Bolivia protests

• Thursday, December 12th 2019 - 10:25 UTC

  Bolivia’s Interim Government rejects the IACHR report on violence after elections

  

  The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) published a report that describes the violence that was generated in Bolivia after the general elections as a “massacre”. For the interim government in charge of Senator Jeanine Áñez, the report is “totally biased” and “does not reflect reality.”

• Monday, November 18th 2019 - 09:58 UTC

  Bolivian surrounded cities running out of fuel and food; government attempts a supply air bridge

  

  Bolivians suffered long lines on the streets of La Paz on Sunday to secure chicken, eggs and cooking fuel as supporters of ousted President Evo Morales continued to cripple the country's highways, isolating population centers from lowland farms.

• Friday, November 1st 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  OAS begins Bolivia election audit; two dead in street clashes; Morales blames opposition candidate Mesa

  

  Bolivia was set to start a politically charged review of its recent presidential election on Thursday, as the country contended with fresh protests and street clashes that left at least two dead and others injured. The Organization of American States was expected to conduct the audit of the fiercely contested October 20 vote, which handed President Evo Morales a first-round win.