El Deber: Sectors Corner the Government and Tension Rises on the Highways Since Monday, the intercultural groups in San Julián have maintained a blockade demanding access to biotechnology. Transport workers and drivers are preparing similar protests this week. Different sectors began protest measures against the government on Monday, and the tension has spread to the…
Category: Crime and Violence
Luis Arce Resembles Siles Zuazo | Luis Arce rima son Siles Zuazo
El Dia: Luis Arce has once again compared himself to Hernán Siles Zuazo. The first time he did so was when he assumed office in 2020, promising a responsible government staffed with capable individuals, focused on austerity and productivity. The second comparison came a few days ago, finding him defenseless, without proposals, and without ideas…
The State Must Prosecute Morales and García Linera | El Estado deberá enjuiciar a Morales y García Linera
Brujula Digital, El Diario: The National Committee for the Defense of Democracy (Conade) asserted that following the decision by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) regarding case 13,546, related to the events at the Hotel Las Américas in 2009, the Bolivian state will have to prosecute former President Evo Morales, who ordered the operation…
Land Invaders Seize Northern Integrated Properties Again | Avasalladores toman otra vez predios del Norte Integrado
El Diario: Two weeks before the maize harvest, a violent mob once again invaded the Santa Rita, Santa Rita C, and Laguna properties in the municipality of El Puente, in the Northern Integrated region of Santa Cruz. This occurred only four hours after the police protection, installed by the government on July 10, was withdrawn,…
Park Rangers of TIPNIS and Noel Kempff Mercado “on high alert” due to unpaid benefits | Guardaparques del TIPNIS y Noel Kempff Mercado “en alerta máxima” por impago de beneficios
By Yenny Escalante, Brújula Digital: Reference image of Bolivian park rangers and police. Photo: Brújula Digital The “nature guardians” of Noel Kempff Mercado National Park and the Isiboro Secure Indigenous Territory National Park (TIPNIS) are in “maximum alert” due to the non-fulfillment of labor obligations by the National Service of Protected Areas (Sernap). Therefore, they…
Politics and Values | Política y valores
By Renzo Abruzzese, El Deber: What was the trajectory of social and political disaster in Bolivia? A controversial and complicated question, but we could attempt an answer. Since the mid-20th century, Bolivia’s political and social trajectory largely aligned with the phenomena that shook, for better or worse, the entirety of Latin American countries. We could…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 