“In Bolivia the constitutional right to protest is misinterpreted” | “En Bolivia se malinterpreta el derecho constitucional a protestar”

El Diario: Although the right to protest is contemplated in the Political Constitution of the State (CPE), this provision is misinterpreted in the country, to block roads, which is not allowed in the Magna Carta, said constitutional lawyer, Williams Bascopé Laruta. “The Constitution guarantees the right to protest; but there is no right to block….

Beyond the MAS | Más allá del MAS

Maggy Talavera, Los Tiempos: The serious and profound crisis that the Santa Cruz institutionality faces today, starkly exposed in the absurd confrontation between equals, no less than in the Government, cannot be attributed exclusively to the MAS, either as fault or as merit, as they insist the leadership of Creemos and other sectors of civil…

The road to ruin: How a political rift threatens Bolivia’s stability | El camino a la ruina: cómo una ruptura política amenaza la estabilidad de Bolivia

The Week This past week, Evo Morales’s supporters paralyzed the country  By Milan Sime Martinic Bolivian President Luis Arce, center, and his Vice President David Choquehuanca, left, wave to supporters from a presidential palace balcony | AP High in the Andes mountains, the air is thin. Opportunities are scarce. Held together by strong regional societal…