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Bolivia

Bolivia is a landlocked, mineral-rich country and among South America's poorest nations. Home to many tropical glaciers, it has been especially vulnerable to climate change. In June 2024, it saw a failed coup attempt.

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Bolivien | Evo Morales strebt vierte Amtszeit an

Morales to run again despite referendum loss

Bolivian President Evo Morales has agreed to run for re-election in 2019, defying a recent referendum defeat.
PoliticsDecember 18, 2016
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Rodolfo Huallpa Condori, Bolivia

"I am a digital native"
EducationDecember 14, 201602:35 min
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Survivor thanks God after Colombia plane crash

Bolivian flight attendant Erwin Tumiri, one of six survivors of the LaMia chartered flight that crashed in Colombia on November 29, was discharged from hospital. He's already considering when he'll fly again.
PoliticsDecember 7, 201600:49 min
Funeral caskets for the Chapecoense football team

Bolivia makes arrests over Colombia crash

Prosecutors have suggested the investigation against three employees at LaMia airline may lead to a "manslaughter case."
CatastropheDecember 7, 2016
Kolumbien Repatriierung der Gestorbenen vom Flugabsturz

Colombia repatriates plane crash victims

The city of Chapeco is preparing a memorial service for the deceased Chapecoense players and officials.
SportsDecember 3, 2016
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Bolivia: Clashes with police during anti-government protest

Tensions heat up in Bolivia's second city, El Alto, as protesters block roads in a call for increased infrastructure. At least ten people were arrested after an exchange of police tear gas and protestors' stone throwing.
PoliticsOctober 13, 201600:49 min
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Transgender people in Bolivia given new identity cards

Bolivia has issued for the first time identity cards for transgender people.
September 7, 201601:10 min
Bolivien Beerdigung Minister Rodolfo Illanes

Bolivia charges miners over minister's death

Bolivia has formally charged three people with murdering a top official during a miners' strike.
August 28, 2016
Police officer escort independent miners detained for questioning in the death of Bolivia's late Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Rodolfo Illanes

Miners arrested over Bolivia minister's death

Authorities have arrested over 40 protesting miners in Bolivia after a minister was beaten to death.
August 27, 2016
Bolivien Protest gegen Morales

Bolivian deputy interior minister beaten fatally by miners

Rodolfo Illanes has been killed by angry miners after being kidnapped, local media reported.
August 26, 2016
'Anti-imperialist' military academy

Bolivia opens 'anti-imperialist' army academy

Bolivian President Evo Morales has opened an "anti-imperialist" military academy in response to a former US program.
August 18, 2016
Global 3000 FBTeen

Millennium Teen: Arnold from Bolivia

Our teen Arnold Eduard Morales-Rocelio comes from Tiquipaya and tells us about his home in Bolivia.
SocietyAugust 15, 201602:00 min
Drogenfund Bolivien

Bolivian police make record cocaine bust

Authorities in Bolivia have intercepted a truck carrying 7.5 tons of cocaine bound to the US, officials said.
August 2, 2016
Chia Samen

Are superfoods all good?

DW's Stuart Braun delves into superfoods and sorts the quinoa from the chaff.
August 2, 2016
Bolivien Hafen Arica

Visa row between Chile, Bolivia

Chile slaps visa requirement on Bolivian diplomats in row over Pacific port access
July 20, 2016
Bolivien Silala Fluss

Silalia River dispute ires Bolivia

Bolivia accuses Chile of putting a military base near a disputed river. Chile denies the accusations from Bolivia.
May 9, 2016
Gabriela Zapata

Ex-girlfriend of Bolivian president jailed

Bolivian president Evo Morales is facing a scandal over his relationship with young business manager Gabriela Zapata.
February 29, 2016
Bolivien Referendum Verfassungsreform Evo Morales Protest

Bolivians reject Morales' extension

Bolivian voters vote 'no' to allowing President Morales to run for re-election
February 24, 2016
Bolivien Referendum Verfassungsreform Evo Morales

Morales 'optimistic' as 'no' vote looms in counting

Morales is defying defeat trends emerging in Bolivia's referendum count, saying he'll wait for the "final whistle."
February 23, 2016
Thofern Uta Kommentarbild App

Bolivia: A test for democracy

Uta Thofern
The handling of the referendum result will be a litmus test for Bolivia's democracy, writes Uta Thofern.
February 22, 2016
Bolivien Referendum Verfassungsreform Evo Morales

Bolivians poised to reject Morales' fourth term

Exit polls suggest that the president of Bolivia will lose a referendum on extending his presidency by another term.
February 22, 2016
Bolivien Referendum Verfassunsgreform Evo Morales

Bolivia votes on fourth term for Morales

Bolivians have gone to the polls to decide if President Morales should be able to go for a controversial fourth term.
February 21, 2016
Bolivien Präsident Evo Morales

Bolivian referendum

Evo Morales has governed Bolivia for over a decade, but his future appears uncertain.
February 19, 2016
Policemen break up a demonstration that left six dead and thirty wounded at the city hall of El Alto, Bolivia

Bolivian protesters set fire to city hall

Six people have died in Bolivia after a crowd of protesters set fire to a local city building.
February 18, 2016
Fishing boat resting on dried earth at Lake Poopo

Death of a lake

Once upon a time, it was Bolivia's second-largest lake. Today, it's all but vanished.
February 10, 2016
Argentinien Rallye Dakar Sebastien Loeb

Dakar rally death

A spectator has been killed during the seventh stage of the Dakar Rally.
January 9, 2016
Argentinien Dakar Rally Unfall Guo Meiling

Dakar rally driver rams car into crowd

Several spectators were injured when Chinese racer Guo Meiling lost control over her Mini Cooper.
January 3, 2016
BdW Global Ideas Bild der Woche KW 51/2015 Bolivien ausgetrochneter See Poopo

#potw: A waterless lake

December 18, 2015
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Global 3000 - The Globalization Program

The trouble with natural resources – South Sudan and coffee; Bolivia and lithium.
BusinessDecember 7, 201526:04 min
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Bolivia's raw materials - the dream of creating value

Some iron ore remains, but prices are low. Bolivia’s new hope is lithium.
BusinessDecember 7, 201506:11 min
Ecuador Demonstration in Quito

Violence in Ecuador over contentious vote

Ecuador's legislature votes to lift presidential term limits from 2021, President Rafael Correa accused of power grab.
December 4, 2015
Bolivien indigene Bevölkerung

A Bolivian Cholita fights for her music

Bolivia's indigenous culture is booming. Ana Garcia is a Cholita who hopes for a career in music.
November 28, 201512:07 min
Journalism trainee interviewing young Bolivians in La Paz (photo: DW Akademie).

Bolivia: For Journalism

Uniting polarized media with Latin America’s first vocational training for aspiring journalists.
November 13, 2015
Niederlande Den Haag Friedenspalast Internationaler Gerichtshof IGH

UN court to hear Bolivia-Chile dispute

Judges at the UN's top court have voted in favor of hearing Bolivia's case against Chile seeking access to the Pacific.
September 24, 2015
#drugtrap - Gilda

#drugtrap: Breaking free - Gilda, Bolivia | Life Links

Gilda would much rather be a teacher, but for now she is forced to pick coca leaves, the base ingredient of cocaine. It’s the only way she can hope to support her family. "It’s exhausting and the money is never enough."
SocietyAugust 12, 201508:57 min
National Park Isiboro Bolivia

Opening nature preserves?

Bolivia will explore for oil in seven of 22 protected reserves, announced President Evo Morales
July 24, 2015
Kinderarbeit in Bolivien

Striking miners and police clash in Bolivia

Police have made 44 arrests as striking miners brought their protest and demands for public funding to the capital.
July 23, 2015
Carlos Chavez

Bolivia football chief arrested for corruption

Carlos Chavez, head of Bolivian Football Federation, has been arrested on corruption charges
July 18, 2015
Bolivien: Papst Franziskus spricht in Santa Cruz beim Kongress der Volksbewegungen

Pope decries 'genocide' of Christians

Pope Francis has called for an end to what he described as "genocide" of Christians taking place in the Middle East.
July 10, 2015
Pope Francis is seen after giving a holy mass at the square of Christ the Redeemer in Santa Cruz, Bolivia on July 9, 2015

Pope denounces 'throwaway' culture at Bolivia mass

Pope Francis uses an open-air mass in Bolivia to call on people to reject modern consumer society.
July 9, 2015
Papst Franziskus in Bolivien

Francis urges dialogue on Bolivia sea dispute

On a visit to La Paz , Pope Francis calls for dialogue between Chile and Bolivia over a long-running border dispute.
July 9, 2015
Pope Francis waves to the crowd from the popemobile in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Saturday, June 6, 2015 (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Pope Francis heads to Bolivia

Pope Francis, who is currently on a South American tour, has arrived in Bolivia.
July 8, 2015
DW's Astrid Prange de Oliveira

Keep it real, Francis!

Astrid Prange de Oliveira
The pope is right not to pull any punches on a trip to South America, says DW's Astrid Prange.
July 8, 2015
Pope Francis in Guayaquil, Ecuador

Ecuador crowds greet Pope

The pope has spent day two of his South American tour in Ecuador, with about half a million people attending a Mass.
July 6, 2015
Papst Franziskus in Ecuador gelandet

Pope arrives in Ecuador for South America tour

Pope Francis has landed in Ecuador's capital Quito, kicking off a three-nation tour on his native continent.
July 6, 2015
Papst Franziskus Generalaudienz

Pope faces charged issues on home continent

The schedule seems modest, but Pope Francis' trip to Latin America is politically charged.
July 4, 2015
Chile Copa América 2015 Logo

Peru reach Copa America semifinal

Peruvian striker Paolo Guerrero is the hat trick hero as his team comfortably overcome neighbors Bolivia 3-1.
June 26, 2015

Breaking Silence - Femicide in Latin America

The murder of women simply because of their gender now has a name: femicide.
SocietyJune 3, 201542:33 min

The child prisoners of Bolivia

A look at the blighted lives of children growing up behind bars alongside parents convicted of criminal offences
May 1, 201507:03 min

WorldLink

On this week's show: Nepal after the quake, the child prisoners of Bolivia and the thorny issue of migration in Europe. All this, plus the touching story of the little boy, the death camp and the red accordion
May 1, 201554:59 min