Editorial, Los Tiempos: The direct threat made against a journalist from Santa Cruz by a person who identified himself as a member of a family linked to drug trafficking is a serious warning of the risk that hangs over the entire country —and not only for information workers— as result of the incessant expansion of…
Category: Crime and Violence
The killer instinct of MAS – El instinto asesino del MAS
Editorial, El Dia: In the last seven months, Bolivia has witnessed the relentless and authoritarian hand of the State, directed against opposition leaders and human rights activists. It is alarming to see how democracy and respect for fundamental rights are being overwhelmed by the Movement for Socialism (MAS), which seeks to annihilate its opponents to…
La Amazonía boliviana está ardiendo | Bolivia’s Amazon is burning
Boston Globe: Una vez fue sumidero de gases de efecto invernadero, la selva tropical, convertida en tierras de cultivo por la agricultura de tala y quema, se está convirtiendo rápidamente en una fuente para ellos. Por Maja Prijatelj Videmšek y Matjaž Krivic Los bosques tropicales de Bolivia están siendo destruidos a un ritmo superado solo…
THE LESSONS OF AMPARO CARVAJAL | LAS LECCIONES DE AMPARO CARVAJAL
Editorial, El Dia: The president of the Permanent Assembly of Human Rights (APDH), is giving Bolivians an invaluable lesson and, before the masistas kill her, because that is what they want, it is convenient that we take note of each one of those classes, which do not appear in the books, nor are they contemplated…
Fighting corruption is possible with determination | Combatir la corrupción es posible con decisión
Editorial, El Diario: Announcements about possible measures to be adopted to combat corruption are permanent and come from the government, public institutions and political parties. It is obvious that citizens support everything that is done to prevent more cases of corruption, because it is an evil that harms everyone, considering that the embezzlement of economic…
The MAS soap opera | El culebrón del MAS
Editorial, Los Tiempos: The open struggle between the two factions of the MAS —evistas, radicals and arcistas, renovators— has been going on for nearly 18 months, during which there are episodes of resurgence and others, less numerous, of a kind of temporary reconciliation, for specific reasons that are far from permanent and tends to last…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 