Bolivia
latest news & developmentsThe defeat of Bolivia’s left is a warning for South Africa
It carries lessons for the ANC in what happens when liberation movements fail to renew themselves, when leaders refuse to step aside and corruption goes unchecked
The Hague Group revives the possibility of a new internationalism
The grouping, made up of Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, Malaysia, Namibia, Senegal and South Africa, is a challenge to the West on Israel’s war in Gaza
Israeli impunity: SA leads global fight for justice
South Africa spearheading a Global South coalition to enforce international law against Israel will attract a backlash but it’s the right thing to do
Divisions threaten Bolivia’s MAS and its legacy of left-wing transformation
This is the first instalment in a series of articles on lessons for the left, and focuses on the case of Bolivia
South Africa emerges as a champion of human rights
The country’s case at the World Court exposes Israel’s apartheid actions of creeping dispossession of land, segregation and discrimination, as well as military actions to destroy…
A new current of hope surges across Latin America
Seven right-wing governments have been defeated, while Brazil is set to join the wave of liberation next month
Capitalism rotten to the cor(p)
Pushback from strong social movements have recovered democracy for the people of Bolivia and Chile
Rubber bullets well past their sell-by date
Police must distinguish between those acting violently and other protesters when using force
Noise or signal? Social media’s role in Bolivia’s coup
Narratives spread on social networking sites were used to justify military intervention in democratic processes
From Zimbabwe to Bolivia: What makes a military coup?
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
Protests convulse global politics, but it’s what happens when they die down that can make a real difference
Bolivia’s Morales resigns after losing backing of security forces
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
The world is giving its reaction to the attempted coup in Venezuela
Austria’s president denies searching Morales’s plane for Snowden
Austrian officials did not search Bolivia’s presidential jet for Edward Snowden, says Austria’s President Heinz Fischer.
Bolivia threatens to close US embassy
Latin American leaders have blasted the US for rerouting the Bolivian president’s plane under suspicion that Edward Snowden was aboard.