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News Bolivia » Cochamba » People: “It’s About People Feeding Their Families”: Indigenous-Led Anti-Austerity Protests Rock Bolivia

News channel or source: https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/29/kathryn_ledebur_bolivia_andean_information_network
Published on: Thursday 28 May 2026

Protests in Bolivia are demanding the resignation of Rodrigo Paz, the country’s first right-wing president in decades. Since Paz took office in November 2025, the country has been placed under ...

News Bolivia » Cochamba » People: The water war: How Cochabamba defied the Washington consensus and won

News channel or source: https://www.theweek.in/news/world/2026/05/27/the-water-war-how-cochabamba-defied-the-washington-consensus-and-won.html
Published on: Tuesday 26 May 2026

Cochabamba Water War** was a pivotal moment in 2000 when Bolivian citizens successfully resisted water privatization by a multinational corporation ...

News Bolivia » Cochamba » People: Bitter political fight in Bolivia is paralyzing the government

News channel or source: https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-06-23/political-fight-bolivia-paralyzing-government-economic-crisis
Published on: Sunday 23 June 2024

LA PAZ, Bolivia — Protesters streamed into Bolivia’s capital, throats hoarse from chanting and feet blistered from a week of walking along the national highway. The throngs of street vendors in the ...

News Bolivia » Cochamba » People: Armed group kidnaps more than 200 military personnel and seizes base in central Bolivia

News channel or source: https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/01/americas/bolivia-cochabamba-military-base-intl
Published on: Thursday 31 October 2024

An armed group has taken control of a military post in central Bolivia and is holding more than 200 personnel hostage. The Bolivian military said Friday that an “irregular armed group” had kidnapped ...

News Bolivia » Cochamba » People: Bolivia slides towards anarchy as two bitter rivals prepare for showdown 2025 election

News channel or source: https://theconversation.com/bolivia-slides-towards-anarchy-as-two-bitter-rivals-prepare-for-showdown-2025-election-242843
Published on: Sunday 10 November 2024

Armed supporters of Bolivia’s charismatic former president, Evo Morales, stormed a military facility in the central Bolivian region of Cochabamba on November 1. The group forced their way into the ...