Editorial, El Deber: MAS intolerance against the protest Every time someone demonstrates against the government of Luis Arce, they encounter a counter-protest that comes out to try to quell the protest, usually with insults and violence that, on occasions, ends in incidents and injuries. This style of doing politics of the Movement to Socialism (MAS)…
Month: August 2021
Indigenous people question misuse of prior consultation for Chepete and El Bala projects – Indígenas cuestionan mal uso de consulta previa para proyectos Chepete y El Bala
Silvana Vincenti, El Deber: The Commonwealth of Indigenous Communities of the Beni, Tuichi and Quiquibey Rivers issued a statement on these hydroelectric plants, which have already been rejected, and which they believe will cut off their rivers The Commonwealth of Indigenous Communities of the Beni, Tuichi and Quiquibey Rivers, an organization that was created in…
Fires rage in Bolivia’s Chiquitania region
Ivan Paredes, Mongabay: Authorities are battling an outbreak of wildfires in eastern Bolivia’s Chiquitania region. Satellite data show fires have intensified over the past two weeks and are invading protected areas. The fires are destroying habitat spared by Bolivia’s extreme fire season of 2019. Wildfires in Bolivia are often associated with burning for agriculture, and…
Contempt for human rights – MAS – Desprecio a los derechos humanos
Pagina Siete: Apdhb in the sights of MAS This Wednesday [8/25/2021], the state media Ahora El Pueblo opened its edition with the headline “APDHB warns of Añez’s possible escape with the help of politicians and embassies,” based on a statement issued by its vice president Edgar Salazar. Instead, Amparo Carvajal, the president of that institution,…
Bolivian Thoughts 