America Bolivia A number of small wildfires near La Paz have been successfully extinguished in the past days; according to authorities fires are set ‘for fun’ by youngsters
America Bolivia Bolivian ex-president Jeanine Anez was sentenced to 10 years in prison, convicted of crimes “contrary to the constitution and a dereliction of duties”
America Bolivia Human Rights Watch called on President Luis Arce to end the practice of parading detainees and suspected criminals in front of television cameras, as it violates the principle of presumption of innocence
America Bolivia The indigenous people of San Andrés and Santiago de Machaca have built specific waterways used by their ancestors to save water reserves that aid hundreds of indigenous people; something that couldn’t be done by authorities throughout the years
America Bolivia Around 50 prisons have implemented a new programme for the benefit of inmates, which consists in them reading books and as a reward receive a decrease in their sentence
America Bolivia To honor Labour Day, President Luis Arce has approved a salary increase for the labour sector as well as an increment of the amount of labour permits
America Bolivia In order to revalue, conserve and develop the indigenous languages originated in Bolivia, president Luis Arce Catacora promulgated a law that declares the period 2022-2032 as the Decade of Indigenous Languages in the country
America Bolivia The Hydrocarbon and Energy Ministry announced that the country is holding the first ever Latin American forum on lithium, where all countries from the region will participate to discuss on its safe industrialisation and exploitation
America Bolivia The state has begun a court case through the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Chile to determine the ownership of the Silala river, which crosses both territories
America Bolivia The OAS and the UN have called out the country due to the ongoing illegal use of mercury to extract gold from rivers, which has caused the Amazonian community of Eyiyo Quibo to be intoxicated by the chemical
America Bolivia The country’s new Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy Centre has been inaugurated by President Luis Arce Catacora, who saluted it as the establishment with the ‘most advanced technology’ of the region thus far
America Bolivia The state’s mineral exports have drastically increased ever since the Ukrainian conflict began, since Russia is a major global mineral provider and most countries have boycotted Russian imports
America Bolivia The country received a visit from UN officials that made observations on the judicial system and gave recommendations on the structure, organisation, and functioning of it in order to render it more fair and effective