By Gonzalo Colque, Brujula Digital: In Bolivia, the ties between corruption and the economy are so numerous that they often go unnoticed due to their normalization: bribes, kickbacks, clientelism, embezzlement, rigged bidding processes, among others. Every day, millions of dollars move in cash and in the form of favors convertible into money. It is not…
Category: Crime and Violence
They see a justice system prostituted to both factions of MAS | Ven una justicia prostituida a las dos vertientes del MAS
By El Diario: Former Ombudsman says In light of questionable and irregular behavior by judicial administrators who act in favor of political interests, former Ombudsman Waldo Albarracín stated that Bolivian justice is currently prostituted to both factions of the Movement for Socialism (MAS), groups that attack each other through the judicial system. Through his social…
The Popularity of “Social Justice” | La popularidad de la “justicia social”
By Antonio Saravia, Vision360: Feelings matter, they are real, and they cannot be dismissed in the process of social construction. Ignoring them, especially in the political process and the development of economic policies, can be fatal for the building of a society that grants increasing freedoms to the individual. I have often criticized in this…
Documentary on Illegal Gold Mining in Yanacachi Narrates Violence and Criminalization Behind Extractivism | Documental sobre la minería ilegal del oro en Yanacachi narra la violencia y criminalización tras el extractivismo
By Erbol: AGENCIA DE NOTICIAS AMBIENTALES Under the title Illegal Gold Mining in Yanacachi: From Attacks on Environmental Defenders to the Criminalization of Flower Producers, the documentary by Jimena Mercado and Adriana Gutiérrez narrates, in 45 minutes, the multiple socio-environmental impacts of extractive activities in the pre-Columbian municipality, as well as the systematic attacks on defenders…
Chávez, Dunn, Coca: Outraged | Indignados
By Erbol: VALDA HAS ALREADY BEEN ARRESTED Analysts alarmed and denounce persecution following government documentary linking them to Zúñiga’s attempted uprising Chávez, Dunn, and Coca were mentioned in the documentary. Well-known analysts critical of the government expressed alarm this Friday over what they claim is a political persecution offensive by the government, which, through a…
Jorge Valda was kidnapped, political persecution enforced by the masismo! | ¡Jorge Valda fue secuestrado, persecución política del masismo!
By Fernando Chavez, Vision 360: Detention Jorge Valda is transferred to La Paz and Camacho demands an end to the “persecution” Carmen Arista, the lawyer’s wife, described the police action as “a kidnapping.” Fernando Camacho also denounces this “kidnapping” to both national and international public opinion. Lawyer Valda at Viru Viru airport in Santa Cruz…
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