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Bolivia’s disabled march to La Paz
More social unrest has been brewing in Bolivia over the last month. This time a group of some 150 disabled protesters have marched 386 k.m. all the way from Cochabamba to confront Evo Morales’ government in La Paz. The march took … Continue reading
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Tagged Bolivia, civil unrest, disabled, Evo Morales, government, La Paz, politics, protestors
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#SI o #NO – the Bolivian referendum
On Sunday, Bolivians head to the polls again, this time for a referendum rather than an election. The country will decide whether or not they want Evo Morales, who leads a left wing socialist party, to be eligible for re-election in … Continue reading
The Pope visits Bolivia
Pope Francis recently visited La Paz and Santa Cruz as part of an eight day whirlwind tour of South America’s poorest nations, although sadly he only spent about four hours in La Paz due to medical concerns regarding the high altitude. This is probably fair enough, … Continue reading
Local Elections and Travel Restrictions
Another election weekend has just passed, this time for both regional governance and mayoral elections which are held simultaneously across the country. Evo Morales’ MAS (Movement Towards Socialism) suffered severe losses in key regions, most notably losing regional governance in La Paz … Continue reading
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Tagged Bolivia, dry law bolivia, elections, Evo Morales, ley seca bolivia, local politics, MAS, politics, restrictions
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Bolivians stage mass protest to bring back the Simpsons
Anyone familiar with Bolivia knows it is a nation of frequent protests and roadblocks. The people here take to the streets en masse to air their grievances of just about anything; from their right to drive while drunk to the name change of an airport in Oruro. … Continue reading
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Evo Wins Another Term
Much to no-one’s surprise, Evo Morales steam rolled his way to another election victory on October 12th, 2014. His party, Moviemento Al Socialismo (Movement Towards Socialism), was the favorite by far and secured 61% of votes to give Morales a third term … Continue reading
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Tagged Bolivia, election, evo, Evo Morales, MAS, morales, Moviemento Al Socialismo, politics, president, term
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Bolivia Legalises Child Labour
Last month Bolivia took the unprecedented step of legalizing child labor from the age of 10. This is now the only country in the world to allow children under 14 to legally join the work force. Why it’s bad The move … Continue reading
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Tagged Bolivia, child, child labor, Evo Morales, human rights, labor, politics, UN
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