Alasitas: Bolivia’s festival of miniatures and dreams

EFE, La Prensa Latina: La Paz, Jan 16 (EFE).- Casa de Murillo museum in Bolivia’s capital is hosting a show about the origin of Alasitas, a curious heritage festival of miniatures and dreams which has been linked to the indigenous insurrection of 1781. The exhibition features a huge old painting of the uprising depicting Hispanic…

Who governs? – Bolivia – ¿Quien gobierna?

Andrés Gómez, Página Siete: Luis’ dilemma From the first day of his inauguration, the cabinet of President Luis Arce ruled for Evo Morales. Then to the hardest core of his electorate. However, what a paradox! Morales is not satisfied with the cabinet that governed for him. He wants more persecuted, more imprisoned, more unhappy Bolivian…

Masista nonsense – Dislate masista

Editorial, Los Tiempos: The occurrences of the State Attorney Apart from the pressure exerted by his co-partisans regarding the formation of his cabinet of ministers, the President of the State must also endure the questionable occurrences of some high authorities that he himself appointed. This is the case of the Attorney General of the State,…

Political use of justice – Bolivia – Uso político de la justicia

Human Rights Watch observes 16 years of political use of justice in Bolivia [Use this link to read the full World Report 2022 pertaining Bolivia, excerpt follows on Justice] Kenneth Roth, Executive Director, HRW: Political interference has plagued Bolivia’s justice system for years. The Jeanine Áñez government (November 2019-2020) pursued baseless charges against political opponents….