Morales Awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Argentina for Human Rights Efforts

Rick Kearns
12/31/14
President Evo Morales (Aymara) of Bolivia was awarded an honorary doctorate by an Argentine university in mid-December for his work on indigenous rights, land distribution and erad...

A 10-Year-Old Working? Bolivia Changes Child Labor Laws

Sara Shahriari
7/21/14
On Thursday morning (July 17) hundreds of children and teenagers gathered in the presidential offices in La Paz, Bolivia...

Where Have All the Indigenous Gone? Bolivia Sees 20 Percent Drop

Sara Shahriari
8/12/13
The results of Bolivia's most recent census are raising questions due to a dramatic fall in the percentage of Bolivians who self-identify as part of an indigenous group...

White House Snarls As Russia Gives NSA Whistleblower Snowden Asylum

ICTMN Staff
8/2/13
Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency whistleblower, who has been stranded in a Russian airport since June 23 has been granted temporary asylum by Russia, and as The Washing...

Bolivia Accepts Apologies Over Snowden Plane Debacle

Sara Shahriari
7/26/13
Bolivia's President Evo Morales has accepted apologies from Italy, France, Portugal and Spain following a July incident that saw his plane grounded in Vienna for 14 hours as rumors...

Asylum Awaits Snowden in Bolivia as Thousands March at US Embassy

Sara Shahriari
7/8/13
Thousands of protesters marched in La Paz, Bolivia today, calling on their government to close the United States embassy following an incident that saw President Evo Morales' plane...

Bolivia Considers Shuttering US Embassy Following Snowden Plane Hijacking

Sara Shahriari
7/5/13
Bolivia's President Evo Morales said on July 4 that he will consider closing the United States Embassy based in the Andean city of La Paz...

New Bolivian Ambassador to Ecuador Is Indigenous Woman Leader

Rick Kearns
2/15/13
For the first time in history the new Bolivian Ambassador to Ecuador is an indigenous woman, Rusena Maribel Santamaria Mamani, a former leader of a women’s agricultural union...

Evo Morales and Ancient Tradition Sets Sail for Bolivian Solstice on Lake Titicaca

Sara Shahriari
12/21/12
Bolivia is marking December 21, the summer solstice south of the equator, in grand style...

Bolivian Indigenous Caucus Challenges Government on Divisive Road Project

Sara Shahriari
1/29/12
Indigenous members of the Bolivian Congress recently made waves when they formed a caucus to resist government plans to build a road through the National Park and Indigenous Territ...

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