10 años después – TIPNIS – 10 years later

Lupe Cajias, El Deber: Ten years ago the image of Evo Morales and the Government of the Movement for Socialism enjoyed respect inside and outside of Bolivia. The presidency of a descendant of indigenous peoples from Latin America, the discourse on the rights of peoples, concern for the poor, the gaze towards Mother Earth Pachamama,…

Indigenous people question misuse of prior consultation for Chepete and El Bala projects – Indígenas cuestionan mal uso de consulta previa para proyectos Chepete y El Bala

Silvana Vincenti, El Deber: The Commonwealth of Indigenous Communities of the Beni, Tuichi and Quiquibey Rivers issued a statement on these hydroelectric plants, which have already been rejected, and which they believe will cut off their rivers The Commonwealth of Indigenous Communities of the Beni, Tuichi and Quiquibey Rivers, an organization that was created in…

US questions legality of Bolivian arrests of ex-officials

AP News: LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — The United States said Saturday that it is concerned about increasingly ″anti-democratic behavior and the politicization of the legal system” in Bolivia following the arrests of officials from the country’s former interim government. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement that there are questions about…