This Editorial is from Los Tiempos: THE PRIDE, A BAD COUNSELOR The decision of the authorities of the Government does not meet the demand for dialogue raised by the members of the indigenous 9th March in defense of the indigenous territory of the Isiboro Sécure National Park (TIPNIS), joins a series of posturing that, since…
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Can a Bolivian state-owned enterprise be competitive?!
Aline Quispe writes for La Razon: They reveal that it was paid more than half for Papelbol This information was revealed yesterday by Erbol Digital, which had access to the research papers that indicate that the technical assessment made by the consulting company PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) points out that the “real price of the factory” Papelbol –…
Two proud healthy TWIN marchers join TIPNIS protest-walk group in Chaparina, Altamira!!
Pablo Ortiz reports for El Deber: Two babies are born where there was repression It rains and the news has spread in the three huts of Altamira: a woman has come with birth pangs and may give birth at anytime. It rains and Carolina Moye is lying on a double bed, the unique space of…
TIPNIS protest-walk ordeal update, May 21, 2012
Pablo Ortiz writes for El Deber: Weak, small, vulnerable, isolated from the help of cities by the bad condition of the roads, but firm in its intention to reach La Paz and fulfil the mandate to give their message to the world: the TIPNIS is not split apart. Thus it is the indigenous March after 23…
Hectic Bolivian times and humor, May 2012
We have been experiencing blockades, strikes, riots. University students against police; community people in Potosi fighting against each other (Mallku Khota). In sum, a total anarchical chaos. The following cartoons serve to deflate stress and bring humor to our reality: This is from El Diario, May 9, 2012: At a crossroad that signals chaos and…
TIPNIS facing “dirty war” lets show our support!!
Current government continues to put pressure against the 9th protest-walk in defense of the TIPNIS, this cartoon is from El Dia, May 10, 2012: Title “how it costs to defend nature…” As you see the TIPNIS’ defenders uphill struggle (literally) while the police is restraining them; right behind them the coca growers with their relentless…
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