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June 24, 2025

Six Die in Clashes Between Bolivian Police, Supporters of Former President Evo Morales
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In Bolivia, at least six people have been killed and hundreds more
injured amid clashes between police and supporters of former president
Evo Morales. Morales' backers have been blockading roads and highways
across Bolivia since early June to protest a supreme court ruling that
barred Morales from seeking a fourth term in elections set for August
17th. The court cited Bolivia's two-term presidential limit. This comes
as Morales faces an arrest warrant for statutory rape, after prosecutors
accused him of fathering a child with a 15-year-old girl in 2016.
Morales' lawyers have called the charges politically-motivated;
meanwhile his supporters say they won't end their protests any time
soon.

Ernesto Coaquira: "Do you think that by capturing Evo [Morales] or
killing him, these people will lift the blockade? No, it will not be
lifted. Because the majority of the population today feels represented
by Evo."



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