By El Diario: Radical Sectors Isolate Regions for a Month Blockades and Sieges Worsen the Country’s Economic Crisis The blockades and sieges imposed by the Central Obrera Boliviana (COB), peasant groups, and supporters of Evo Morales have isolated regions across the country, particularly the cities of La Paz and El Alto. These measures have worsened…
The Citizen Responsibility Index (CRI) | El Índice de Responsabilidad Ciudadana (IRC)
By German Huanca, Publico.bo: Bolivia needs to be refounded on concrete commitments to the nation. It is unacceptable that years of collective effort to build a highway can be damaged in a matter of hours by a handful of roadblock protesters. It is unacceptable that strangers can destroy other people’s property without facing any consequences….
The Invisible Geography of the Roadblocks | La geografía invisible de los bloqueos
By Javier Gómez, Rimay Pampa: After three weeks of social and political conflict, and an analysis of the areas where each roadblock was established, it becomes clear that behind the social demands lies an overlap of legal, informal, and illegal economies competing for control of Bolivian territory. The road accessibility map released by the ABC…
Land Invaders Behind San Julián Blockades? | ¿Avasalladores Detrás de los Bloqueos?
By Eju.tv: Owner of Santa Rita Claims More Than 70% of Blockade Participants in San Julián Are Part of the Land Invaders The people maintaining blockades in that municipality support the demands of the Bolivian Workers’ Central (COB) and the groups that have been mobilized throughout the country since May 4. Melisa Barba, owner of…
Political Constitution: A Criticized Document | Constitución Política, documento criticado
Editorial, El Diario: Criticism of the current Political Constitution of the Plurinational State has existed for several years and has recently been renewed because President Rodrigo Paz has announced that it will be partially amended. First, this Constitution is illegitimate, since it was not approved by the Constituent Assembly but by an extra-constituent body, the…
Chapare Leaders Behind El Alto Blockades? | ¿Dirigentes del Chapare detrás de los bloqueos en El Alto?
By Milton Condori, Vision 360: Voices of discontent emerge after Evo supporters from the Chapare are identified at blockade points in El Alto “There are people from the Chapare who are leading these marches, these protests, these blockades. Without a doubt, there are people from the Chapare,” said former neighborhood leader Eddy Condori. Merchant leader…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 