Editorial, Los Tiempos: Tuto’s document The report that former President Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga has presented after testifying before the Public Ministry in the “Coup I” case, which consists of 14 pages with incontrovertible evidence, has the virtue of establishing that in November 2019 there was no “coup of State”, as ex-president and coca grower chief…
Category: Crime and Violence
The return of narcopolitics | El retorno de la narcopolítica
Editorial, Los Tiempos: In the context of the internal struggle in the MAS, a strong dispute has begun that grows as the hours go by and exposes the alleged links between that party and drug trafficking. This internal political confrontation, whose contenders, within the government party, are the so-called “renovators,” who support President Luis Arce…
Drug trafficking | Narcotráfico
Editorial, El Deber: Bolivia without drug trafficking, a march of all In the midst of a fairly cold ambient temperature due to winds from the south, Santa Cruz took to the streets on Tuesday night as it rarely does, with a shared cry to say no to drug trafficking, no to the crime that comes…
Bolivia’s corrupt system failed to stem femicide. Now, feminists are fighting back | El sistema corrupto de Bolivia no logró detener el feminicidio. Ahora, las feministas están contraatacando
Thomas Graham, The Guardian [Versión en español al final de este post, gracias]: The case of Richard Choque, a serial rapist and murderer, who was placed only under house arrest, prompted outrage El caso de Richard Choque, un violador y asesino en serie, que solo fue puesto bajo arresto domiciliario, provocó indignación In parts of…
To citizen Iván Lima: | Al ciudadano Iván Lima:
Juan Cristóbal Soruco, Página Siete: His first statement after being sworn in as Minister of Justice and Transparency, on November 9, 2020, gave me hope that there was at least one new authority that seemed to understand the message of the October elections of that year and that he was determined to lead a reconciliation…
Lethal masismo 101 | Masismo letal 101
Luis Eduardo Siles, Los Tiempos: The dead by the MAS When these ridiculous fools tell you about the dead of Sacaba and Senkata, that it is their responsibility, remind them: 2006: The confrontation between salaried miners and cooperative members in Huanuni (Oruro) left 12 dead and 60 wounded. 2007: The repression in La Calancha, in…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 