Diego Seas, El Deber: There are more search and arrest warrants for the forwarding of WhatsApp messages that “incite violence”; Prosecutor avoids answering There is also a summons order against two citizens, a complaint that was filed by the “early-mornings” leader René Troncoso. Assemblywoman Aguirre denounces “a witch hunt” against citizens After the apprehension of…
Month: January 2023
Coup attempt in Santa Cruz – Intento de golpe en Santa Cruz
Editorial, Página Siete: The government of Luis Arce, which is punishing Jeanine Añez and Luis Fernando Camacho for a non-existent coup, was at the same time looking for the way to carry out a real coup in Santa Cruz, against a governor who has no final sentence, that he has not died, has not resigned,…
Conade requests a hearing from the IACHR to denounce violations | Conade pide audiencia a CIDH para denunciar vulneraciones
El Diario: Manuel Morales, CONADE. Mention will be made of the excesses committed against the work of the press and the threats to the media through testimonies and documented evidence that support the complaint. The National Committee in Defense of Democracy (CONADE) and twenty-two other Bolivian civil society organizations submitted a request for a hearing…
The United States recognizes the singani as a distinctive product of Bolivia | Estados Unidos reconoce al singani como producto distintivo de Bolivia
David Maygua, El Deber: With this registration from the US Government, it is estimated that the annual production of this distillate based on the Moscatel de Alejandría grape will increase due to a greater demand. Singani is officially recognized in the United States as a distinctive Bolivian product and will be marketed under the ‘Made…
Opposition blockades push for leader’s release | Bloqueos de la oposición presionan por la liberación del líder
Daniel Politi, AP, ABC News: Trucks are snarled and people in the Santa Cruz region have to find ways to skirt blockades that opposition leaders set up across the area considered to be Bolivia’s economic engine to protest the detention of Gov_ Luis Fernando Camacho late last year … SAN CARLOS, Bolivia — Outside Santa Cruz,…
Camacho, democracy and justice set off alarms in the EU, the United States and HRW | Camacho, democracia y justicia encienden alarmas en UE, Estados Unidos y HRW
Página Siete: EU SPOKESMAN ASKED TO AVOID ANY STEP THAT COULD LEAD TO VIOLENCE US senators consider that Arce faces a critical test of democratic leadership. Human Rights Watch argued that the government failed to take steps to reform the judicial system. The recent arrest of the governor of Santa Cruz Luis Fernando Camacho, the…
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