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Mass Arrests Return to Nicaragua at Beseiged Church in Masaya

Members of Nicaragua’s Blue and White National Unity movement were arrested while carrying groceries to citizens who are cornered inside the church.

First-Hand Account of Events in Bolivia, Not What Many Think

The following account of events in Bolivia are by Harry Stewart, living in La Paz over the last seven years.

A Debate on the Political Crisis in Bolivia

We host a debate on the political crisis in Bolivia with Pablo Solón, former ambassador to the UN under President Evo Morales until 2011, and Kevin Young, assistant professor of history at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Colombia gets New Defense Minister after Children Killed in Bombing

Carlos Holmes Trujillo is Colombia’s new Defense Minister. He had held the post of Foreign Minister.

Longtime Bolivian President Evo Morales Takes Asylum in Mexico

Longtime Bolivian President Evo Morales has departed Bolivia for Mexico, after stepping down Sunday in what he calls a military coup.

Nicaragua Interprets the Resignation of Evo Morales: Armed Forces were Key

“What happened in Bolivia is that institutions were respected. This allowed everything to be resolved without the need for so much violence and hundreds of deaths.”

State and Private Bolivian News Outlets Attacked

Several news outlets in Bolivia were attacked or threatened and at least four had to temporarily cease broadcasting over the weekend.

Ortega’s Response to Companies in Crisis: “Let Them Fail!”

Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega spoke out last Friday against the private sector and minimized the closure of companies affected by the crisis.

EU Renews Venezuela Sanctions for a Year

The European Union renewed sanctions targeting the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for a further year on Monday.

Evo Morales Resigns after Nearly 14 Years as President of Bolivia

Bolivian president Evo Morales resigned from the Presidency today after almost 14 years in power, through a video transmitted from an undisclosed location.