Christina Tellez, pictured with her father Juan Tellez, still lives in Halifax. The details of the charges remain vague and the family is still trying to figure out what exactly Juan Tellez is up against, she said. Immigrated to Halifax in 1990Tellez began travelling to Nova Scotia in the mid-1980s and immigrated to Halifax from Bolivia in 1990. The Canadians stopped short of formally recognizing Añez's presidency, unlike the U.S.A woman prays outside the Cathedral of La Paz, following the announcement of Bolivia president Evo Morales's resignation in November 2019. On Aug. 19, former Halifax resident Juan Tellez was charged with crimes in Bolivia in what his family fears is an act of political persecution.

Source: CBC News August 25, 2020 13:18 UTC