Honduras president proposes vote on constitutional referendum
Honduran President Manuel Zelaya announced Monday that the government will conduct a poll to determine whether voters are receptive to a November referendum that would establish a Constituent Assembly to draft a new constitution....
Bolivia president begins redistributing land under new constitution
Bolivian President Evo Morales , empowered by his country's new constitution , began redistributing land to indigenous farmers Saturday. In a ceremony on part of the land seized by the government from large...
Bolivia's new constitution , which gives more power to the country's indigenous majority, went into effect on Saturday. Announcing the event, President Evo Morales said it represented a new beginning [press release,...
Bolivia approves constitutional referendum to expand power of indigenous majority
Bolivian voters on Sunday approved a new constitution that places more power in the hands of the country's indigenous majority. The leftist constitution, which passed by a 59 percent majority, is said by President Evo...
Bolivia votes on constitutional referendum to expand power of indigenous majority
Bolivians began voting Sunday morning on a proposed constitution supported by President Evo Morales . The proposed changes would give the state control over the country's natural gas...
Bolivia president lifts martial law in northern province on last day set by court
Bolivian President Evo Morales on Sunday lifted martial law over the the country's northern province of Pando , more than two months after the sanction was imposed following violent...
Bolivia congress approves constitution reform poll after Morales term concession
The Bolivian National Congress Tuesday ratified proposed reforms to the country's constitution, paving the way for a national referendum on the changes on January 25, 2009. Bolivian President Evo Morales [official...
Bolivia president begins march for constitutional referendum
Bolivian President Evo Morales on Monday joined an estimated 10,000 supporters as they began a 120-mile march from Caracollo to La Paz seeking congressional approval ...
The Venezuelan government ordered two senior officials of Human Rights Watch (HRW) to leave the country Thursday night after the group released a report concluding that democracy and human rights have suffered during the presidency...
Bolivian President Evo Morales on Tuesday announced the arrest of a provincial governor and political opponent on genocide charges in connection with the deaths of several Morales supporters during demonstrations last week. Gov....
