ANF, Los Tiempos: Protected areas face clearing and mining concessions, park rangers denounce Protected Areas face serious problems of clearing plans and “invasion” of mining concessions, with scarce economic resources, without sufficient personnel and with a general director of the National Service of Protected Areas (Sernap) who has no commitment to these areas, but with…
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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…
Plot – Montaje
Editorial, El Deber: Inconsistencies of an absurd plot Every day that passes more evidence appears that the government campaign to establish the theory of the alleged coup and the arrest of former accused authorities are completely inconsistent and reveal time and again that it is a political strategy with an objective not yet determined. The…
Bolivia: Ex-president Anez to serve pre-trial detention
Deutsche Welle: The former Bolivian leader said on Twitter she had to serve four months “to await a trial for a ‘coup’ that never happened.” Former Bolivian President Jeanine Anez said on Sunday she had been given a four-month pre-trial detention after she was arrested on charges linked to the ousting of her predecessor Evo Morales. Morales…
Ancient Amazonian Farmers Fortified Valuable Fertile Land
Heritage Daily: Ancient Amazonian communities fortified valuable land they had spent years making fertile to protect it from conflict, excavations show. Farmers in Bolivia constructed wooden defences around previously nutrient-poor tropical soils they had enriched over generations to keep them safe during times of social unrest. These long-term soil management strategies allowed Amazonians to grow…
Chantaje y votos – Blackmail and votes
Humberto Vacaflor, El Diario: Economic analysis President Luis Arce has decided to cross all barriers of ethics and now not only is he campaigning for the candidates of his party, but he has added a new element: blackmail. He carries around the warning that if voters prefer to vote for candidates from parties other than…
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