Editorial, El Deber: Luis Fernando Camacho Vaca spent his third night in Chonchocoro, the maximum security prison in La Paz. The appeal to preventive detention is still pending, but nothing good can be expected from the Bolivian justice system, clearly submissive to the instructions of the MAS government. In a virtual hearing, with a judge…
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The kidnap of an elected official and gov’s despise on human rights! – ¡El secuestro de un funcionario electo y el desprecio del gobierno por los derechos humanos!
Reuters, ABC.net.au: Bolivian protesters burn cars, clash with police after governor arrested Protesters in Bolivia’s Santa Cruz, a relatively wealthy farming region, have attacked buildings, burned cars and blocked highways as part of a 24-hour strike on Friday following the arrest of the regional governor, a right-wing opposition leader. Key points: As night fell, protesters…
Eurolegislators about the dictatorial attitude of Arce | Eurolegisladores sobre la actitud dictatorial de Arce
Juan Pérez, Página Siete: Due to the imprisonment of Camacho, euro parliamentarians announce a session to request sanctions against the Government of Arce Eurolegislators point out that a brake must be put on the “dictatorial attitude” assumed by the president of Bolivia, Luis Arce. After the imprisonment of the governor of Santa Cruz, Luis Fernando…
Gas emergency | Urgencia de gas
Humberto Vacaflor, El Diario: The oil companies advise the government to correct the rules that apply in that industry if it wants to replace the reserves that have been exploited restlessly since 2006, until they are exhausted. The government has responded, through YPFB, that it now intends to make “the largest investment in history” in…
“They are contaminating us with mercury and destroying our crops” | “Nos están contaminando con mercurio y destruyendo nuestros cultivos”
Ernesto Estremadoiro, El Deber: “They are contaminating us with mercury and destroying our crops,” denounces indigenous leader The testimony corresponds to Jorge Chamaro, secretary of land and territory of the Indigenous Central of the Amazon Region of Bolivia (Cirabo), a region affected by the illegal exploitation of gold The arrest of 13 people accused of…
Authoritarianism imprisons more than 150 citizens | Autoritarismo encarcela más de 150 ciudadanos
Diego Seas, El Deber: Daughter of Jeanine Áñez regrets that like hers, more than 150 families will spend Christmas with an empty chair at the table In an emotional video posted on her networks, she reminds the Bolivian people of the situation they are experiencing Carolina Ribera Áñez, daughter of former president Jeanine Áñez, denounced…
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