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Rubber bullets well past their sell-by date

Article David Bruce - 6 Dec 2019

Police must distinguish between those acting violently and other protesters when using force

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Noise or signal? Social media’s role in Bolivia’s coup

Article Maria Gabriela Palacio - 27 Nov 2019

Narratives spread on social networking sites were used to justify military intervention in democratic processes

From Zimbabwe to Bolivia: What makes a military coup?

Africa Blessing Miles Tendi - 24 Nov 2019

When the military intervened against Mugabe in Zimbabwe in 2017, it wasn't widely called a coup. New research shows that's exactly what it was

Find pathways beyond mass protests

Article Richard Youngs - 13 Nov 2019

Protests convulse global politics, but it’s what happens when they die down that can make a real difference

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Bolivia’s Morales resigns after losing backing of security forces

Article Francisco Jara - 11 Nov 2019

As chanting Bolivians kept up demonstrations in the street, the 60-year-old called new elections, but this was not enough to calm the uproar

How the world is reacting to Venezuela ‘coup bid

Article Agency - 30 Apr 2019

The world is giving its reaction to the attempted coup in Venezuela

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Austria’s president denies searching Morales’s plane for Snowden

Article Reuters - 7 Jul 2013

Austrian officials did not search Bolivia's presidential jet for Edward Snowden, says Austria's President Heinz Fischer.

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Bolivia threatens to close US embassy

Article Staff Reporter - 5 Jul 2013

Latin American leaders have blasted the US for rerouting the Bolivian president's plane under suspicion that Edward Snowden was aboard.

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Bolivians condemn US ‘act of aggression’ after Snowden search

Article Sapa Afp & Reuters - 3 Jul 2013

The decision to search the plane of President Evo Morales was an act of aggression and a violation of international law, Bolivia has said.

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Snowden affair diverts Bolivia president’s plane

Article Reuters - 3 Jul 2013

Bolivia's president's plane was diverted on a flight from Russia and forced to land in Austria over suspicions that Edward Snowden might be on board.

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US seems determined to begin an apocalypse

Article Staff Reporter - 7 Jun 2013

From the Cuban missile crisis to a fossil fuels frenzy, the powerhouse appears to be intent on winning the race to disaster.

Argentina’s Fernandez sworn in for ‘rocky’ second term

Article Staff Reporter - 10 Dec 2011

Cristina Fernandez (Kirchner) begins a second four-year term as Argentina's President with the country's economy shadowed by the financial crisis.

Bolivia to pass radical ecolaws

Article John Vida - 15 Apr 2011

Bolivia is set to pass the world's first laws granting nature equal rights with humans.

‘A car crash of a summit is in no one’s interest’

Article Staff Reporter - 9 Dec 2010

Almost 200 nations sought to break a deadlock between rich and poor on steps to fight global warming.

China says some at climate talks want to kill Kyoto

Article Staff Reporter - 4 Dec 2010

China accused some developed nations on Friday at the UN climate talks of seeking to kill the Kyoto Protocol pact to curb global warming.

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