Renzo Abruzzese, Los Tiempos: Until last week, the fires of the last two months have devastated more than 3.5 million hectares. The Government reports daily how many heat sources exist, but maintains a suspicious silence regarding the magnitude of the devastated hectares and their location. Something like this had not been seen before in our…
Month: November 2023
Bolivia registers the highest environmental pollution | Bolivia registra la mayor contaminación ambiental
El Diario: Fire devastates national parks Large areas of protected areas were devastated by forest fires that affected fauna and flora in a catastrophic way. The uncontrollable fire that different regions endure places Bolivia as one of the countries with the greatest environmental pollution globally, due to the dense smoke caused by uncontrolled fires and…
High restriction on freedom of expression | Alta restricción a la libertad de expresión
Journalism under multidimensional violence In Bolivia, restriction on freedom of expression is high CHAPULTEPEC INDEX. “Bolivia gets worse in 2023.” With that phrase begins the executive summary of the Chapultepec Index for the last year referring to the country and which is titled “Journalism under multidimensional violence.” This barometer, which measures institutional actions on freedom…
10 things you didn’t know about Potosí | 10 cosas que no sabías sobre Potosí
El Potosi: Some curious facts in this new anniversary of the Department of Potosí. As we commemorate this November 10th a new departmental civic anniversary of Potosí, we share with you some unknown, or little-known, data about the history of this legendary city, written by our content director, Juan José Toro: 1.- His name is…
In the face of arson, the government’s response is ridiculous and almost non-existent! | Ante los incendios provocados, ¡la respuesta del gobierno es ridícula y casi nula!
Editorial, Los Tiempos: “We are burning” The fire is devastating the territories of five national parks and other unprotected areas, there are so many that the smoke from the fires reaches the cities, obscuring the sky, while the Government’s response to this catastrophe that it does not want to recognize is minuscule compared to the…
You’re liberal and you don’t know it | A que eres liberal y no lo sabes
Jaime Dunn, Brujula Digital: Sometimes labels scare us. They refer us to heated debates, complex ideologies and philosophies. But let me pose a surprising idea: day after day, in the choices you make, from the most trivial to the most consequential, you are practicing liberalism and you probably don’t even realize it. Before you skip…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 