News of coup

Bolivia: Argentina sent tear gas, ammunition to Áñez administration in 2019

09-07-2021 22:15 President Alberto Fernández apologises to the Bolivian government amid claims that tear gas and live ammunition were shipped then used to repress protests.

Analysing voices of repression

27-03-2021 08:11 CONICET researchers Valentina Salvi and Claudia Feld on their new book analysing statements from those who committed crimes against humanity during Argentina’s 1976-1983 military dictatorship.

by Luciana Bertoia

Anger and confusion in Myanmar as coup sweeps away democratic hopes

01-02-2021 17:45 A putsch had been expected for days, yet when it came it left Myanmar stunned.

Myanmar's military stages coup, detains Aung San Suu Kyi

01-02-2021 16:59 Myanmar's military seizes power in a bloodless coup, detaining democratically elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and imposing a one-year state of emergency.

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

Dreaming of a military alternative

29-08-2020 10:04 Military rule may no longer be an alternative, but chaos most certainly is.

by James Neilson

France strips jailed human rights violator of decoration

09-05-2020 10:51 Naval officer Ricardo Cavallo, alias "Sérpico" or "Marcelo,” was part of Task Force 332, which was responsible for thousands of kidnaps, tortures, rapes and murders at ESMA.

Quarantined Argentines use balconies, networks to remember 1976 coup

24-03-2020 16:51 Today marks the anniversary of the 1976 military coup, but with a mandatory quarantine in place to help contain the spread of the coronavirus, Argentines are finding other ways to mark the day.

Evo Morales: Washington orchestrated 'coup' to tap Bolivia's lithium

26-12-2019 11:08 Ex-Bolivian leader said Washington had not "forgiven" his country for choosing to seek lithium extraction partnerships with Russia and China, rather than the United States.

Bolivian prosecutors order arrest of ex-president Evo Morales

18-12-2019 15:59 He's been granted asylum in Buenos Aires, where Bolivian authorities worry he'll set up a political base camp to sway the next presidential election

Bolivian senator says Evo Morales fell due to betrayals, errors

27-11-2019 16:34 Meanwhile, the interim government says it will charge the former president with 'sedition and treason,' and names the first ambassador to the United States in 11 years.

Bolivia OKs new vote to replace Morales, but date not set

25-11-2019 18:04 The measure signed by President Jeanine Áñez doesn't set a date for the new vote. That will be up to a new electoral tribunal that hasn't yet been named.

Ivan Briscoe: Bolivia’s new leaders must not reverse what Morales did

16-11-2019 12:13 The situation in Bolivia is changing at a rapid clip. Here are the biggest takeaways to keep in mind as things evolve, according to the regional director of the International Crisis Group NGO.

Bolivia crisis deepens as two sides stake out positions

16-11-2019 11:31 Interim leader Jeanine Áñez warns Evo Morales he will ‘answer to justice’ if he returns to homeland, as ex-president decries ‘coup’ and calls for UN mediation.

Cambiemos 'repudiates attacks against democratic system' in Bolivia

13-11-2019 16:40 After a day of deliberation, ruling coalition's congressional bloc agrees unified position on events in Bolivia.

Why Macri should condemn the military intervention in Bolivia

12-11-2019 23:00 A critique of Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie's statement about the intervention of Armed Forces in Bolivia – and a call for President Macri to rectify a grave error.

by Gustavo González