News of asylum

Asylum applications in EU dived under Covid curbs

29-06-2021 15:36 The number of asylum applications lodged in the EU plummeted by a third last year because of border restrictions thrown up by the coronavirus pandemic, the bloc's asylum assistance agency said on Tuesday.

RETURN FROM EXILE

Evo Morales ends Bolivia homecoming tour with rally

11-11-2020 23:20 Thousands of supporters of former Bolivia president Evo Morales crowded into his political stronghold Wednesday for a climactic rally to mark his triumphant return to his homeland.

Bolivian election

He's not running, but Evo Morales looms large in Bolivia vote

27-09-2020 09:30 Bolivia is divided, mainly along ethnic, regional and socioeconomic lines, between those who applaud the former president as a voice for the historically poor and disenfranchised, and those who say he became increasingly corrupt and authoritarian during 14 years in power