TIPNIS: the protest walk from Trinidad to La Paz (Aug 15), demanding road between Villa Tunari (Cochabamba) to San Ignacio de Moxos (Beni) does not cut in half the TIPNIS protected area. Potosi: the Civic Committee will start “mobilizations” (Aug 15) as a result of last year’s 19 day strike which resulted in a series of…
Month: August 2011
Bolivian indigenous TIPNIS “protest walk” route
This is the route of the protest, from Beni to La Paz; they estimate a walk between 30 to 35 days; it is scheduled to start on August 15, 2011. Pedro Nuni, a National Assembly (former Congress) member (who was elected under the auspices of current political party in government, from whom he is taking distance as…
TIPNIS protest march ready to begin
This cartoon is from La Razon (8/12/2011), it shows current president staring at TIPNIS people and wildlife an in the upper center you read “COCAPITALISM?”, a direct reference of what public opinion is beginning to think more and more: coca production and its trade resembles and operates under capitalism rules; despite what this government says…
Bolivian blackouts are in order…
Last night, six of the nine Bolivian Departments (States) had blackouts, earlier than the worst September predictions… This photo from El Deber represents 45,515 households affected in Santa Cruz alone. And they will continue; not only households will be affected but also industries will be forced to cut down their operations, hence lower production – income –…
Police cleared the blockade in Yapacani, 8/11/2011 16:23 hours
Los Tiempos reports in its website at 15:06 today. The police cleared the blockade in Yapacani, at least eight people were arrested and there are several more injured and receiving assistance at Yapacani’s hospital. http://www.lostiempos.com/diario/actualidad/nacional/20110811/policia-desbloquea-yapacani-y-deja-varios-heridos-y_137381_280768.html
Road blockades in Santa Cruz, August 11, 2011
This picture is from El Deber web page, the road to Yapacani, Cochabamba and the road to Beni are blocked today. This report is as of 13:35 hours today (route opens for a thirty minute window, sporadically). There is a probability that the old road to Cochabamba (Samaipata) and the Chaco region will also be blocked soon. Groups…
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