Bolivian sins by Humberto Vacaflor G., appeared in http://www.hoybolivia.com For those who do not believe that the situation of Bolivia looks like Somalia, that State was dissolved in 1991 and has ceased to exist, here are some facts. Before making this list, it’s worth remembering that Somalia is a territory without a State, is a…
Category: Crime and Violence
Yellow mediocre media and poor police performance in Bolivia
This cartoon is from El Dia, December 6, 2011; it portrays how local/national media who cover these type of news, has deteriorated over time. There are many journalists that question this behavior but at the end of the day, everything remains the same. Yellow journalism is grouse and doesn’t show respect to the people involved,…
Coca growers against the TIPNIS intangible condition…
This cartoon appeared in El Dia, December 3, 2011. The “intangibility” concept has resulted a headache to the indigenous people of the TIPNIS; who already lost the contracts with the tourism agencies and the controlled logging activities. The coca growers group who support current government, wanted to enter the TIPNIS, so they could expand their…
Pending issues related to the TIPNIS struggle, as of Dec 1, 2011
After the 66 days of struggle and the end of year approaching very fast, the indigenous people and stakeholders of the TIPNIS right to remain as is, are still struggling with two important issues: This cartoon is from El Diario, November 29, 2011. The brutal police aggression to the TIPNIS marchers goes still unpunished. Human…
Public safety: what is been done for Santa Cruz city?
This cartoon is from El Diario (11/28/11), a La Paz journal which also reflects what is happening regarding public safety in Santa Cruz and around our nation. El Mundo reports on social peace and public safety, for beautiful Santa Cruz city, summary follows (for full Spanish article, click link below; after the link, there is my…
We must stop domestic gender violence
El Deber reports on this worrying issue that needs ALL our attention to make it stop! In the XXI century, Bolivian women are still being humiliated, insulted, beaten and even killed by their partners. The country reports that seven out of ten women are victims of domestic violence, according to data disclosed by the resident…
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