Kawsachun News We spoke to Bolivia’s Foreign Minister, Rogelio Mayta, who is leading the charge for a more democratic process of regional integration. The country is raising its voice against Luis Almagro, head of the Organization of American States, both for his role in the 2019 coup, and his wider political actions, on behalf of…
Category: BOLIVIA
Bolivia’s FM Rails Against Almagro’s Disastrous Leadership
Kawsachun News Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Rogelio Mayta, at today’s extraordinary session of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States, with the presence of Luis Almagro. Mayta rails against OAS chief Almagro for disregard the recent report by the University of Salamanca that proves…
Bolivia: 50 Years Since Banzer Dictatorship and Operation Condor
Ex-military Commander Alvin Anaya, Jorge ‘Tuto’ Quiroga and Hugo Banzer on August 6, 2001 in Sucre. Five decades ago today, Hugo Banzer’s seven-year military dictatorship was installed in Bolivia through the civic-military coup of August 21, 1971—with all the attributes and objectives of Bolivia’s 2019 coup. Among the parallels, was Banzer’s Vice President during his…
Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts (GIEI-Bolivia) Release 300-Page Report on Human Rights Violations in Bolivia
GIEI: Bolivia Coup Responsible for Massacres, Torture, Racism Victims of human rights violations in 2019 attend the official release of the GIEI-Bolivia report at the Banco Central in La Paz. August 17, 2021. Photo: ABI The Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts (GIEI-Bolivia) has released its report on the human rights violations of 2019. The report…
The Anatomy of US Interventionism in Bolivia & Latin America
Kawsachun NewsKawsachun News spoke exclusively to Juan Ramon Quintana, former Minister of the Presidency under Evo Morales, which is Bolivia’s equivalent to the role of a Prime Minister under a President. This is a role of strategic importance for the state, so to hold this role, Juan Ramon Quintana was and remains one of Evo’s…
Evo Morales Is Coordinating With Peru’s Social Movements to Defend Pedro Castillo’s Government
Kawsachun News Evo Morales has been in Peru for the past two days holding meetings with the country’s principal social movements. As the President of the 6 Federations, Bolivia’s most important campesino union, Evo shared his experiences as a union leader and helped coordinate efforts to build a robust defense of Pedro Castillo’s government. “We…
RUNASUR: For a Plurinational America
Kawsachun News Evo Morales sets out the guiding principles of RUNASUR, a nascent alliance that will be launched for the plurinational integration of indigenous peoples, afro-descendant peoples, worker’s unions, territorial organizations, and social movements in the region. RUNASUR, created by movements, aims to resolve the historical debt that the people are owed in the face…
In Nobody’s Backyard: Rejecting Geo-Political and Historical Fatalism
Gerald A. Perreira Except for the hum of US helicopters flying overhead, there was a deafening silence throughout the Caribbean region, during the recent Operation Tradewinds, Progressive and Pan-African forces did not utter a word, as soldiers from Guyana, Brazil, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago participated in this region-wide…
Bolivia & Peru Open ‘Binational Cabinet’ With Social Movements
Kawsachun News Bolivia’s President Luis Arce has announced that a ‘Binational Cabinet’ will be installed with Peru to deal with matters of importance to both countries and where social movements will participate. President Arce attended the inauguration of Pedro Castillo and held a meeting with the new Head of State afterwards. Coming out of the…
Bolivia Will Send Food and Syringes to Cuba
Kawsachun News President Luis Arce participates in act to commemorate National Rebellion Day. July 27, 2021. Photo: ABI President Luis Arce has announced that Bolivia will send a plane to Cuba carrying food and syringes destined for the Cuban people, as a show of solidarity. The announcement was made during the act of tribute for…
Evo Organizes Anti-Imperialist Day School for Youth
Kawsachun News Evo Morales opened the Anti-Imperialist School for Political Formation on Saturday, for the youth wing of the 6 Federations, the campesinos unions of the Trópico of Cochabamba. International delegations and leading figures of the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) were also present to share their experiences. The event was held today in Lauca Ñ,…
Bolivian General Arrested for Coup Massacre
Kawsachun News Former military general Iván Patricio Inchauste Rioja has been arrested for his role in the massacre of protesters in Senkata, carried out on orders of the Añez regime, just days after the coup against Evo Morales in November 2019. Incahuaste Rioja was promoted to Brigadier General by Jeanine Añez on November 13th, three…
