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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 […]

Bolivian coup comes less than a week after Morales stopped multinational firm’s lithium deal

November 12, 2019 Eoin Higgins

The Sunday military coup in Bolivia has put in place a government which appears likely to reverse a decision by just-resigned President Evo Morales to cancel an agreement with a German company for developing lithium […]

MAS of Bolivia: Resist today to fight again tomorrow

November 11, 2019 Struggle - La Lucha

Statement by the Political Committee of the Movimiento Al Socialismo (Movement for Socialism) of Bolivia Resist today to fight again tomorrow Today, November 10, Bolivia’s humble citizens, its workers, the Aymara and Quechua peoples, we […]

We will come back, says Bolivia’s Evo Morales after rightist coup forces him to resign

November 11, 2019 Farooque Chowdhury

Bolivia’s President Evo Morales, center, speaks during a press conference at the military base in El Alto, Bolivia, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019. Hours later Morales announced his resignation under mounting pressure from the military and […]

The hours of the coup offensive in Bolivia

November 9, 2019 Marco Teruggi

These are days and hours of the coup offensive in Bolivia. The attempt to overthrow President Evo Morales is gaining strength, territory and its capacity for action. Like an announced bullet that arrives from the […]

Brazil’s ex-president Lula freed after 580 days in prison

November 8, 2019 Peoples Dispatch

Brazil’s former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was released Friday, Nov. 8, after being held for 580 days at the Federal Police headquarters in Curitiba, southern Brazil. Lula was greeted by a massive crowd […]

Bolivian opposition carries out racist, misogynist attacks against government supporters

November 7, 2019 Peoples Dispatch

By Tanya Wadhwa Frustrated by its defeat in the presidential elections held in the country on October 20 and emboldened by U.S. support, the Bolivian opposition has scaled up its attacks on supporters of the […]

On the anniversary of the Lasaline Massacre the people of Haiti rage on against Moïse

November 7, 2019 Struggle - La Lucha

As protests demanding the resignation of President Moïse in Haiti rage on this month, leaving at least 18 dead and close to 200 injured, it is worth remembering the devastating massacre that took place because of […]

Anti-government protests in Chile enter a third week

November 7, 2019 Peoples Dispatch

“There is no normality” Chileans continue to mobilize against the government of Sebastian Piñera and demand a National Constituent Assembly. Photo: Frente Fotográfico Chileans are demanding the resignation of President Sebastián Piñera, the establishment of […]