TEHRAN, Jan 13 -Italian former leftist guerrilla Cesare Battisti, convicted of murder in his home country, has been arrested in Bolivia and will be extradited to Italy, a Brazilian official said.
TEHRAN, December 18 - After a group of protesting transportation workers used burning tires to block a road close to the Bolivian city of Santa Cruz on Monday, December 17, a large group of police officers arrived on the scene to break up the protest with tear gas and clear the road.
TEHRAN, December 12 - The regional Supreme Electoral Court building in Bolivia's biggest city was burned down on Tuesday night during a protest against President Evo Morales' bid to seek a fourth term.
TEHRAN, October 10 -Chilean President Sebastian Pinera said on Wednesday that he was prepared to negotiate further with Bolivia in the countries’ long-runnning border dispute, but said Bolivia must first give up its demand for access to the sea through Chilean territory.
TEHRAN, March 15 - Police stormed a riot-torn prison in Bolivia early Wednesday, killing six inmates in an operation that also left two dozen people injured, authorities said.
TEHRAN, December 23 -Clashes erupted for the fourth consecutive day during a medical student protest in the vicinity of the Ministry of Health and the University of San Andres in central of La Paz on Friday.
TEHRAN, November 30 - Bolivian President Evo Morales said on Thursday that opposition from the United States convinced him to run for a fourth term in 2019, two days after the Constitution Court cleared the way by striking down the South American country's term limits.
TEHRAN, November 24 - Iranian First Vice President Esha’aq Jahangiri said cooperation with Latin American countries is of special place in Iranian diplomacy.
TEHRAN, November 23 - Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri left Tehran for Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, to attend the fourth summit meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF).
TEHRAN, October 11 - People have rallied across Bolivia to protest a new proposal by President Evo Morales’s party that could pave the way for him to run for a fourth consecutive term in 2019.
Deputy Foreign Minister for Euro-American Affairs Majid Takht-e Ravanchi said on Monday that Iran and Bolivarian Alliance ‘for the Peoples of Our America’ share common stance on various issues and can have extensive cooperation within framework of NAM IRNA reported.
Tehran, YJC. -- Iran and the Latin American nations have common characteristics as both have defied the hegemony of the world powers and maintain pro-independence morale, a prominent Iranian diplomat said.