Bolivian newspapers protest against planned racism law 
| BBC, October 07, 2010 -- Several major newspapers in Bolivia have made a joint protest against a proposed anti-racism law which they say threatens press freedom. |  |
Bolivia press protests bill with blank front pages
| Bloomberg, October 07, 2010 -- Most major Bolivian newspapers are protesting a government-backed racism bill with front pages that are blank except for the words: "There is no democracy without freedom of expression." |  |
Bolivia deploys troops to curb illegal gold mining
| Reuters, October 7, 2010 -- Bolivia's government has sent some 2,000 soldiers to stop wildcat miners from illegally mining gold in remote areas near the Brazilian border, the minister of mining said on Thursday. |  |
Russia's Gazprom to buy 20% stake in Bolivia gas blocks from Total
| Platts, October 7, 2010 -- Russia's Gazprom plans to buy a 20% stake in an exploration, production and development project for two Bolivian natural gas blocks, Ipati and Aquio, from French oil major Total, the Russian gas giant said in a statement late Wednesday. |  |
Appeals court allows foreign nations to join federal suit against Arizona
| Examiner.com, October 06, 2010 -- The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the nations of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay and Peru to file briefs against Arizona's SB1070. |  |
Bolivia's Morales signs racism law as media fret
| Reuters, October 08, 2010 -- Evo Morales, Bolivia's leftist president, signed an anti-racism law on Friday that his opponents say could be used to stifle media criticism of his government. |  |
New Bill Seeks to Unify the Health System in the Country
| Los Tiempos, October 07, 2010 -- The new Unified Health System, whose bill is soon to be addressed by the Legislature, is set to remove Universal Maternal and Child Insurance (SUMI) and the Health Insurance for the Elderly (SSPAM), while coffers and other insurance agencies for short-term care in the country will gradually be part of the new regime. |  |
Evo Ratifies: The "Roll" will be Applied
| Los Tiempos, October 07, 2010 -- President Evo Morales confirmed yesterday that the Law Against Racism and All Forms of Discrimination will be approved using the "democratic majority" with which the Plurinational Legislature ratified the article that will remain intact. This article punishes the media for disseminating racist messages. |  |
Coca Growers Persuade Government to not Restrict Coca Trade
El Nacional, October 07, 2010 -- The producers of the coca leaf succeed in getting the Government to desist from its intention to implement a ministerial decision that restricts their disposal of coca from La Paz on the markets. This was made known to the Executive Secretary of the Council of Peasant Federations of La Paz, Félix Barra, who noted that the Ministerial Decree of August 13, 2010, established new rules of marketing. Now the government authorities agreed to build consensus on new legislation.
The Press Says It will Appeal to the OAS and the UN
| Opinion, October 07, 2010 -- An organization of media and national journalists' unions said today they would appeal to the OAS and the UN if President Evo Morales does not remove an article from an anti-racism bill that threatens freedom of expression. |  |