By Javier Gómez, Rimay Pampa: After three weeks of social and political conflict, and an analysis of the areas where each roadblock was established, it becomes clear that behind the social demands lies an overlap of legal, informal, and illegal economies competing for control of Bolivian territory. The road accessibility map released by the ABC…
Category: Crime and Violence
Land Invaders Behind San Julián Blockades? | ¿Avasalladores Detrás de los Bloqueos?
By Eju.tv: Owner of Santa Rita Claims More Than 70% of Blockade Participants in San Julián Are Part of the Land Invaders The people maintaining blockades in that municipality support the demands of the Bolivian Workers’ Central (COB) and the groups that have been mobilized throughout the country since May 4. Melisa Barba, owner of…
Chapare Leaders Behind El Alto Blockades? | ¿Dirigentes del Chapare detrás de los bloqueos en El Alto?
By Milton Condori, Vision 360: Voices of discontent emerge after Evo supporters from the Chapare are identified at blockade points in El Alto “There are people from the Chapare who are leading these marches, these protests, these blockades. Without a doubt, there are people from the Chapare,” said former neighborhood leader Eddy Condori. Merchant leader…
Intense pressure on the productive sector | Alta presión sobre el aparato productivo
By Correo del Sur: Business leaders warn of a scenario of intense pressure on the productive sector Roadblocks Hit the Country Hard The scale of the damage caused by the roadblocks that have been carried out across the country for the past 29 days is becoming immeasurable. This Thursday, the industrial sector quantified the losses…
Civic Committees Across the Country Demand Morales’ Arrest | Comités cívicos del país piden aprehensión de Morales
By Erbol, Los Tiempos: Leaders of the civic committees from the country’s nine departments, during a joint press conference this Thursday in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. | CCPSC The presidents of the civic committees from the country’s nine departments, meeting in Santa Cruz de la Sierra this Thursday, agreed to demand the immediate execution…
Chicken Shortage Looms | Se avecina escasez de pollo
By Bolivia Tv, Eju.Tv: Impact of road blockades will be felt until July with reduced chicken meat supply, poultry farmers warn Cochabamba “received around 500,000 fewer baby chicks, when the department normally receives approximately 1.3 million baby chicks per week,” revealed the vice president of the Cochabamba Poultry Farmers Association (ADA), Iván Carreón. The road…
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