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Lula livre! Struggle wins freedom of former Brazilian president

November 19, 2019 Jefferson Azevedo
After 580 days, one of the most famous political prisoners on the planet, former Brazilian President Luis Inácio Lula Da Silva, was finally released on Nov. 8. But his struggle for justice and freedom continues.  […]
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Syria, Yemen, Palestine: Trump talks peace, escalates war

November 19, 2019 Bill Dores
Donald Trump tweeted some rare truth last month about the horrible cost of Washington’s “endless wars” in Southwest Asia (“the Middle East”): “Millions dead, $8 trillion spent, entire countries devastated.” Then he lied big time: […]
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Bolivians bravely fight back against coup: ‘We are going to resist until the last’

November 17, 2019 Peoples Dispatch
It has been five days since the violent, racist coup d’état forced the resignation of President Evo Morales and Vice-president Álvaro García Linera. Since then, the people of Bolivia and the world have remained firm […]
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Massive Anti-Coup Protests Explode Across Bolivia

November 15, 2019 Struggle - La Lucha
Chanting “resign now” to Bolivia’s interim, self-declared president Jeanine Añez, protesters across the Latin American country on Friday made their displeasure with the overthrow of the government by right-wing Christian extremists last Sunday known. Thousands […]
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At least five killed by army in massacre in Cochabamba, Bolivia

November 15, 2019 Peoples Dispatch
Protests against the civic-military coup have been growing in strength across the country and security forces have responded with brutal repression Bolivian security forces killed as many as five protesters on November 15 near the […]
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Bolivia: El Alto stands up against the coup

November 15, 2019 Marco Teruggi
On this occasion they were peasants with red ponchos, men and women with hats, coming from afar, from the highlands. Then they joined those from the city of Alto, those who could get there, others […]
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Bolivia: El Alto’s history of resistance

November 15, 2019 Mison Verdad
The Counter-Coup from El Alto Forced Jeanine Áñez’s Self-proclamation During the colonial era, Cerro Rico de Potosí in Bolivia was the focus of Europe’s looting of gigantic quantities of silver ore. At the beginning of […]
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Bolivia: ‘Welcome to the Dictatorship!’

November 14, 2019 Marco Teruggi
“Welcome to the dictatorship,” said one woman as she ran from tear gas, motorcycles, pickup trucks with arrested youth, and military tanks. The scene was in the center of the city of La Paz, in […]
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In the midst of violent repression, Bolivian demonstrators reject the coup

November 13, 2019 Prensa Latina
Repression increases in Bolivia against Evo Morales’ supporters La Paz, Nov. 13 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian police today violently prevented Senator Adriana Salvatierra from entering Parliament as evidence of increased repression against Evo Morales’ supporters. The […]
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Day 2 of the civic-military coup in Bolivia

November 13, 2019 Peoples Dispatch
Bolivian people have taken to the streets to resist the civic-military coup d’état carried out against President Evo Morales and Vice-President Alvaro García Linera which culminated in their forced resignation on Sunday November 10. Due […]