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Former Bolivian president Evo Morales has survived an assassination attempt, a video published on his Facebook page on Sunday suggests. The politician was reportedly unharmed by the alleged attack, which reportedly injured his driver. A four-minute video taken from inside Morales’ vehicle starts with him sitting in the front seat …

Riot police fired volleys of tear gas, while protesters hurled stones and firecrackers, and used large garbage containers to set up makeshift barricades. Security forces were ultimately forced to retreat as farmers from a group called the Self-Defense Committee took over the market in the Villa Fatima neighborhood, where 90% …

Anez took power in Bolivia in November 2019, after mass protests backed by the country’s military and police forced Evo Morales to flee from the country rather than continue governing for a fourth presidential term after winning elections. The protests were triggered by claims of election fraud, which were promoted …

On Friday, state prosecutors called for former interim President Jeanine Anez to be detained, along with five government ministers and four military chiefs after they were accused of sedition, terrorism and conspiracy. Anez has reacted to the accusations, calling it “political persecution” on Twitter after learning she was wanted by the …

The ex-president’s rights, including his right for judicial protection, have been violated, Judge Jorge Quino, the head of the Departmental Court of Justice in La Paz, said as he explained the court’s decision to grant a request filed by Morales’ lawyers. He also said that judicial procedures were violated in …

Speaking during a press conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Monday, Morales said he would be glad to return to his home country. “Sooner or later we are going to return to Bolivia, that is not in debate,” Morales said, without giving any timeframe for his potential return. The announcement …

Ex-president Morales declared that his party, the Movement for Socialism (MAS-IPSP), scored a “resounding victory” in the election, as citizens voted for the president, vice president, and Congress members. “Our political movement will have a majority in the both houses [of parliament],” he tweeted, promising to “restore the dignity and …