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Nearly One Year After 2019 'Right-Wing Coup,' Bolivians Head to the Polls for National Elections
An indigenous woman signs after casting her vote at a polling station in Huarina, Bolivia, on October 18, 2020 during the country's general election. - Landlocked Bolivia elects a new president on Sunday after a 2019 poll was annulled and follow-up elections postponed twice amid the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic. (Photo: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images)
Sanders Leads 30 Democrats in Call for OAS to Avoid Prolonging 'Crisis of Democracy and Human Rights' in Bolivia
Brett Wilkins, staff writer
Supporters of ousted Bolivian President Evo Morales face off against state security forces in Sacaba, Chapare province, on November 15, 2019. (Photo: STR/AFP via Getty Images)
Their letter to the State Department demands "that the United States government take responsibility for what is done with our taxpayer dollars."
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Urging 'New Good Neighbor Policy,' 100 Groups Demand Biden End US Destructive Imperialist Approach to Latin America
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A Honduran migrant recently released from federal detention boards a bus while carrying his two-year-old daughter at a bus depot on June 11, 2019, in McAllen, Texas.
"The next administration must undo the brutal harms of the 2016-2020 Trump...
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"We're Ready for Whatever, Whenever,' Says Maduro as Venezuela Vows Navy Escort to Protect Iranian Oil Tankers from US Threats
Jon Queally, staff writer
Venezuela said it would deploy naval vessels like these frigates—here on a 2019 exercise—to welcome Iranian tankers bringing much needed gasoline. (Photo: Zurimar Campos/ Venezuelan Presidency/AFP/File)
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warns that the U.S. government "...
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A Bolivian indigenous woman, supporter of Bolivian ousted president Evo Morales, holds a Wiphala flag—representing native peoples—during a protest against the interim government in La Paz on November 15, 2019.
'The OAS Has a Lot to Answer For': New Study Disputes Key Claim That Paved Way for Right-Wing Coup in Bolivia
Teresa Bo, a senior correspondent for Al-Jazeera was sprayed directly in the face—clearly "on purpose," she says—while covering anti-coup demonstrators in the city of La Paz, Bolivia on Friday, November 15, 2019. (Photo: Al-Jazeera/Screenshot)
Police in Bolivia Pepper Spray Journalist 'On Purpose' During Live Coverage of Anti-Coup Protests
To Create 'Welcoming and Safe Nation for All,' Sanders Immigration Plan Would End Family Separations, Break Up ICE, and Tackle Root Causes
In Face of Violence, Racist Rhetoric, and Mass ICE Raids, Latinx Community Leaders Publish Letter Declaring, 'We Will Not Be Silenced'
In Venezuela, Trump Administration Content to Support a Military Coup But Not Nation's Refugees
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Peace Activists Arrested While Trying to Deliver Food and Medicine to Blockaded DC Venezuelan Embassy
Biden Sides With Trump, Bolton, and Pompeo in Backing Coup Effort in Venezuela
With the backing of the Trump administration, opposition leader Juan Guaidó declared himself "interim president" earlier this year.
Attendees of Secret Meeting for 'US Military Assault' on Venezuela Revealed
'A Crime Humanity Will Never Forget': Ecuador's Former President Rafael Correa Condemns Successor for Stripping Assange's Asylum Status
Russian President Vladimir Putin greets Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro on October 4, 2017 in Moscow, Russia.
'Akin to a Tripwire': Russian Troops in Venezuela Complicate U.S. Regime Change Plans
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'One of the World's Most Respected Intelligence Agencies': Bolsonaro's Bring-Your-Son-to-the-CIA Day
As Trump Pushes for Overthrow in Venezuela, Sanders Warns Against Repeating History's Mistake

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Senator Markey and Congressman McGovern Demand Fair Elections in Bolivia
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Over 100 Organizations Call on Biden To Adopt a New Good Neighbor Policy Towards Latin America
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Over 100 Organizations Call on Biden to Adopt a New Good Neighbor Policy towards Latin America
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