Tag: La Paz

• Monday, May 18th 2026 - 18:31 UTC

  Bolivia: Ten thousand Evo Morales supporters descend on La Paz as government warns of armed groups

  

  The Bolivian government on Monday denounced the presence of “armed groups” in the march of peasant farmers and supporters of former president Evo Morales that descended on the city of La Paz, the seat of the executive and legislative branches, after a six-day walk from the highlands, demanding the resignation of President Rodrigo Paz. Deputy Interior Minister Hernán Paredes estimated at “somewhat more than ten thousand people” the column of protesters that entered the capital from the neighboring city of El Alto, in what authorities described as an attempt by the former leader to destabilize the executive six months into his term.

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• 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.

• Monday, May 23rd 2022 - 10:01 UTC

  Never-graduating student leader arrested in Bolivia for embezzlement

  

  A 52-year-old Bolivian student leader who has spent the last 33 years of his life unsuccessfully pursuing a law degree has been arrested over fudgy dealings as president of the Bolivian University Confederation (CUB).

• Tuesday, May 18th 2021 - 09:08 UTC

  Bolivian Minister lashes out at Chilean senator for comments regarding railroad test

  

  Bolivia's Minister of Public Works, Édgar Montaño, Monday rated Chilean senator José Miguel Insulza's comments urging to resume the test of the La Paz-Arica railroad as “irresponsible.”

• Tuesday, January 5th 2021 - 09:43 UTC

  Bolivian glacier disappearing and the capital La Paz running out of water

  

  Bolivia's Tuni glacier is disappearing faster than initially anticipated, according to scientists in the Andean nation, a predicament that will likely make worse water shortages already plaguing the capital La Paz, just 60 km away.

• Monday, December 30th 2019 - 09:40 UTC

  Spain/Bolivia/Mexico spat over an alleged attempt to rescue ex president Morales aids accused of sedition

  

  Bolivia accused Spain of an abortive attempt to extract a wanted former government aid from Mexico's embassy in La Paz, prompting a sharp denial from Madrid. It was the latest twist in a murky incident on Friday involving embassy personnel in the Bolivian capital that has sparked a bitter diplomatic spat.

• Wednesday, December 4th 2019 - 09:49 UTC

  Bolivia creates new anti-terrorist force to dismantle foreign groups threatening the country

  

  Bolivia's interim government on Tuesday unveiled a new anti-terrorism police force it said was aimed at dismantling foreign groups “threatening” the troubled country.

• 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.

• Wednesday, November 6th 2019 - 09:49 UTC

  Bolivian major protest in La Paz announced for Wednesday; opposition leader flown back to Santa Cruz

  

  A Bolivian protest leader vowed on Tuesday to intensify pressure on President Evo Morales to resign as he resisted opposition demands that he step down over contentious election results. Luis Fernando Camacho, a civic leader who has become a major figure in the opposition, said he would lead a protest march in the capital on Wednesday and push for Morales’ resignation.

• Tuesday, November 5th 2019 - 09:25 UTC

  Calls in opposition city Santa Cruz to paralyze Bolivian government institutions and to march on La Paz

  

  A civic leader urged Bolivians to “paralyze” government institutions and block the borders as protests sparked by the contentious election victory last month of President Evo Morales entered their third week on Monday.