As of today at 19:58 Bolivian time, tv news report that unions (COB) have decided to escalate their pressure. They will implement hunger strikes and more road blockades. In an earlier post, about Apacheta, a new video was just released on PAT channel, a upseting one: blockaders were filmed shouting “civil war, civil war.” This crazy chant is not…
Day: April 15, 2011
Road blockade between La Paz – Oruro, fights underway
Nearby Apacheta, a small town in the road between La Paz and Oruro, an estimated five thousand rural teachers were blocking the road. An estimated five hundred policemen were sent there to clear the road. Around noon today they were fighting for the control of the road. This road is the only link with the cities of Cochabamba and…
Nine day strike… and counting…
As days go by, violence, lack of tolerance and proactiveness seem to be fading away. For one, the president decided to stay the last two days in Tarija (department holiday) but could not attend some events because protesters (mainly teachers) tried to approach those places, as a way to put pressure on the president. The attempt to…
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