This cartoon appeared in El Diario on July 23, 2011. It portrays how violent crime is taking over the streets of beautiful Santa Cruz. Democracy is being shot by paid assassins (sicario) and narcos. This past week, a defense lawyer was shot in front of the Justice Palace; an alleged Brazilian sicario was detained. Unfortunately,…
Day: July 23, 2011
Bolivian miners demand urgent meeting with president
The FSMTB (Union Federation for Bolivian mining Workers) met and decided to declare in emergency and want to meet with the Bolivian president ASAP. Miners from public, private and cooperative sector are extremely worried about all the violent take overs they have been experiencing. According to one of their leaders, Cesar Lugo, they have declared…
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