Renzo Abruzzese, Pagina Siete: The game is over. That could be a good title to express the defeat of the MAS in the sub-national elections. The game that the masista regime played happily and without any modesty for almost three decades ended. The threats, intimidation, the “carrying” of electoral mercenaries, the infinity of lies and…
Category: Crime and Violence
Lucho and evo are the same crap, Bolivian democracy is in serious peril!
Bolivia ex-president Anez arrested in ‘coup’ probe: minister Bolivia’s former interim president Jeanine Anez was arrested early Saturday in relation to the 2019 political crisis in which she replaced predecessor Evo Morales, according to a government minister. “I inform the Bolivian people that Mrs. Jeanine Anez has already been apprehended and is currently in the…
Bolivia: Amnesty Decree Opens the Door to Impunity – Decreto de amnistía permite la impunidad
Human Rights Watch, UN: Appears Designed to Favor Government Supporters (Washington, DC, March 11, 2021) – A presidential decree approved by Bolivia’s Congress in February 2021 opens the door to impunity for serious crimes, Human Rights Watch said today. The decree provides a blanket amnesty to people prosecuted during the previous government for crimes related to…
Women in situations of violence – Mujeres en situación de violencia
Pagina Siete: They offer a virtual map of contacts to help women in situations of violence It is a service of the Life Without Violence project, of the Swiss Cooperation in Bolivia. Where can a woman who is in a situation of violence turn in the municipalities? The Life Without Violence project, of the Cooperation…
The misrule of Arce! – ¡El desgobierno de Arce!
Editorial, El Diario: Official provocations and public reactions In recent weeks, the public has once again entered a stage of restlessness and agitation. Contrary to expectations, the streets of the cities have once again been the scene of strikes, blockades, demonstrations of various social sectors, with an energetic presence, making demands of various kinds to…
2021: Politics 101 – Política 101
Walter Guevara, Los Tiempos: Manfred becomes the head of the opposition Last year many moderate voters voted for Luis Arce Catacora, hoping that his government will stabilize the economy, fight the pandemic and do everything possible to reconcile the country. Today there is no space to list the abusive actions of the first 100 days…
