Tag: Cochabamba

• Friday, June 6th 2025 - 10:27 UTC

  Bolivia: BoA announces solidarity flights amid road blockades

  

  Boliviana de Aviación (BoA) on Thursday announced a series of solidarity flights between La Paz and Cochabamba to assist passengers affected by road blockades led by supporters of former president Evo Morales. The schedule may vary according to the ongoing conflict, with potential expansion to other routes.

• Saturday, November 9th 2019 - 10:54 UTC

  More chaos in Bolivia: some police officers have joined protestors in several cities

  

  Bolivians marched again in several cities on Friday night and there were even scattered cases of police joining the protests, adding to the pressure on President Evo Morales amid a weeks-long standoff over a disputed election last month.

• Friday, December 14th 2018 - 09:13 UTC

  Evo compares himself with Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo

  

  Bolivian President Evo Morales Thursday downplayed criticism against him being allowed to seek yet another reelection despite a constitutional ban and the “nay” victory at the February 21, 2016 referendum with which he tried to circumvent it by saying it would be as if stars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo could not play for their national football teams.

• Tuesday, May 29th 2018 - 08:47 UTC

  Bolivia's president Evo Morales faces increasing students and opposition unrest

  

  Thousands of protesters took to the streets of several cities across Bolivia on Monday to demand justice after a university student was killed during a demonstration last week. Some of the protesters clashed with police in the central city of Cochabamba. Authorities did not immediately report injuries or arrests.