Two paintings stolen from the Bolivian National Monument, Templo San Andres de Machaca in La Paz in 1997 have been recovered. According to this article, in May 2011, a U.S. art dealer contacted the Art Loss Register, claiming that
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Bolivia Convicts High-Level Officials for Crimes of “Black October”
Bolivia’s top court has convicted several high-level officials for their part in the deaths of over 60 people during anti-government protests in 2003. In what became known as “Black October,” 69 people were left dead and over 400 injured when,…
A VICTORY FOR ACADEMIC FREEDOM: BOLIVIAN HISTORIAN RECEIVES VISA NEEDED TO TEACH AT U.S. UNIVERSITY AFTER WAITING FOR TWO YEARS ON “SECURITY CHECKS”
Dr. Waskar Ari, a Bolivian historian whom the University of Nebraska – Lincoln (UNL) sought to hire as an Assistant Professor of History and Ethnic Studies, was finally cleared and issued a work visa after waiting for nearly two years…