Around 280 indigenous people were captured by the police yesterday afternoon and night. They were forced to embark in buses and other vehicles. They were held captive in the Rurrenabaque airport, waiting for a military plane to arrive, a plane with a 40 seat capacity was there (indigenous people were going to be sent to an unknown location) and…
Category: Cochabamba
URGENT: TIPNIS’ leaders have been arrested by Bolivian police!
Pagina Siete reports in its website: early this afternoon (9/25/11), police in light vehicles took a number of the TIPNIS leaders. Police threw tear gas and a number of indigenous people were arrested, among others, Celso Padilla and Fernando Vargas. Because of the gas, reporters could not see who else was arrested. http://www.paginasiete.bo/2011-09-25/Nacional/Destacados/tipnis.aspx
Undesirable friendship: Bolivia does not need Iran
This Sunday, September 25, 2011, Los Tiempos newspaper from Cochabamba writes about a questionable friendship/alliance that current Bolivian government persists with Iran. Not so long ago, a criminal terrorist that took part in the Argentina bomb attack, who is now Iran’s minister of defense, was invited officially to attend the creation of a military unit “created” by…
TIPNIS: Foreign Affairs minister Choquehuanca released…
This morning a group of women from the TIPNIS protest-walk group, took Foreign Affairs minister, David Choquehuanca and vice-minister for Social Movements, Cesar Navarro as “shields” in an attempt to break the police fence. Group has released (13:15 hours) government officials (after three hours) and is now around 500 meters away from Yucumo. A kilometer away…
Bolivian real problem: hydrocarbons’ industry failure 9/23/11
The following article is from Rodolfo Mier Luzio, published by Pagina Siete today. It is extremely informative regarding how bad Bolivia is handling its hydrocarbon industry. Mier says that TIPNIS and even the October Judicial elections are just cover ups for a major problem of current government. Argentina is about to demand, per signed contract, 27.7 million cubit meters per…
TIPNIS will not negotiate if police blockade persists 9/23/11
The TIPNIS protest-walk group stopped in the vicinity of Yucumo said today (Los Tiempos website, )14:38 hours that they will not negotiate with government officials if the blockade of the police force persists. Foreign Affairs Minister, David Choquehuanca could not arrive in San Borja, due to the bad condition of the air strip, due to heavy rain; he is…
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