By William Herrera Áñez, El Dia: The infiltration of drug trafficking and corruption within the Bolivian police seem to have turned the “verde olivo” into a “threat” to society and the State itself. The way Captain Aldunate Meneses was killed resembles a typical drug cartel execution. What makes this case unique is that he was…
Category: Crime and Violence
Francisco Marupa: A crime against a tireless defender of indigenous territory and the environment | Un crimen contra un defensor incansable del territorio indígena y del medioambiente
By Los Tiempos: More Than 80 Institutions Demand Justice for Marupa’s Murder Accused of Marupa’s Death Sent to Prison | APG Eighty organizations, institutions, and civil society networks, both national and international, demanded yesterday the clarification of the murder of indigenous leader and defender Francisco Marupa. They called for legal sanctions against both the “material…
The Vulnerability of Lowland Indigenous Peoples | La vulnerabilidad de los indígenas de tierras bajas
Editorial, El Deber: His name was Francisco Marupa, he was 68 years old, and he belonged to the Leco indigenous people, who live around Madidi National Park and the Apolo province—an area overrun by illegal gold mining, with almost no state presence. He was murdered, and the reasons for his death remain unclear, but the…
An Indigenous man from the Leco People is murdered in Madidi, and land and illegal mining mafias are blamed for the act | Asesinan a un indígena del Pueblo Leco en el Madidi y culpan del hecho a las mafias de la tierra y de la minería ilegal
By Mery Vaca, Sumando Voces, Brújula Digital: Dionicio Gutiérrez, great captain of the Indigenous Originary Territory (TCO) of the Leco People, reported that Francisco Marupa’s body was found in his chaco this Friday morning The CPILAP leadership coordinates investigative actions with the Police and the Naval Base in San Buenaventura. Photo: CPILAP “They didn’t just…
Jeanine: 3 years and 11 months in captivity | Jeanine: 3 años y 11 meses de cautiverio
By Gabriela Ichaso Elcuaz, Eju.tv: On March 13, Jeanine Añez will mark four years since her abduction and deprivation of liberty, orchestrated by the elite of the Movimiento Al Socialismo and the government of Luis Arce Catacora. The Year of the Republic’s Bicentennial will mark the shameful milestone of the planned and executed imprisonment of…
146 years since the treacherous Chilean invasion of Antofagasta/Bolivia | 146 años de la artera invasión chilena a Antofagasta/Bolivia
By El Diario: Today marks 146 years since the Chilean invasion of Antofagasta On February 14, 1879, a significant event in Bolivian history occurred when the Chilean invasion of the port of Antofagasta was announced, marking the beginning of the War of the Pacific. 146 years have passed since that tragic episode, which deprived Bolivia…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 