Bolivian judge orders arrest of ex-president Evo Morales in sex abuse case
Populist leader allegedly had a child with a teen girl in 2016, which would constitute statutory rape under Bolivian law A Bolivian judge has ordered...
Category : Bolivia
Bolivia’s former top anti-drug official to be extradited to US for drug trafficking
Maximiliano Dávila Pérez, arrested in Bolivia in 2022, was accused of using his position to help transport cocaine Bolivia’s highest court on Wednesday approved the...
Supporters of Bolivian ex-president Evo Morales take about 20 soldiers hostage
Morales and current president are locked into a standoff for ruling party’s nomination in next year’s presidential contest Supporters of Bolivia’s ex-president Evo Morales stormed...
Pantanal waterway project would destroy a ‘paradise on Earth’, scientists warn
The South American wetland, which falls within Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay, would be vulnerable to biome loss and increased wildfires ‘Losing Noah’s Ark’: Brazil’s plan...
Argentina’s president butts heads with South American leftist leaders
Turning from his ferocious attacks on domestic opponents, Javier Milei aims his scorn at the heads of Brazil and Bolivia On the campaign trail, Argentina’s...
South American countries recall ambassadors and cut ties with Israel over war with Hamas
Bolivia’s leftwing government cuts diplomatic ties with Israel, alleging crimes and human rights abuses in Gaza, as Chile and Colombia recall ambassadors Israel and Hamas...
Threats against rape victim, 10, lay bare Bolivia’s culture of sexual violence
Supporters of alleged rapist, girl’s 39-year-old headmaster, stormed police station in effort to prevent arrest The ombudsman’s office in Bolivia has condemned threats against a...
Bolivian ex-president to pay damages to victims of military in landmark US case
Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada and former defence minister agree to pay for 2003 violence in which 60 protesters were killed A former Bolivian president and...
Destruction of world’s pristine rainforests soared in 2022 despite Cop26 pledge
An area of primary rainforest the size of Switzerland was felled last year suggesting world leaders’ commitment to halt and reverse deforestation by 2030 is...
Man lost in Amazon for a month says he ate worms and drank own urine to survive
Bolivian man says it helped that he knew survival techniques after becoming separated from friends on hunting trip in January A Bolivian man who claimed...
