By Agustín Echalar, Brujula Digital: The Blockaders I ran into a group of blockaders at the entrance to the airport in El Alto. Many of them had apparently arrived by bicycle, since one of the streets leading to that important facility had been closed off. As I approached with a small group of German tourists…
Category: Drug war – narcotraffick
Turning Point in Bolivia | Punto de inflexión en Bolivia
By Infobae, Eju.tv: José Luis Lupo, Bolivia’s Minister of the Presidency: “We Are at a Turning Point Between the Past and the Future” After more than two weeks of social unrest, the chief of staff explained the government’s interpretation of the country’s situation Minister José Luis Lupo, chief of staff to Rodrigo Paz, spoke with…
MAS: Narco-State Warning | Advertencia de narcoestado
By Milenio, Eju,tv: Study Warns That Bolivia Became a Hub for Drug Trafficking and Illicit Economies During MAS Governments A study by the Fundación Milenio argues that between 2006 and 2025 the country strengthened networks linked to drug trafficking, illegal mining, money laundering, and transnational crime amid state weakness and institutional corruption. Former presidents Evo…
Demonstrations in Five Bolivian Cities Demanded an End to the Road Blockades | Movilizaciones en cinco ciudades de Bolivia exigieron el fin de los bloqueos de carreteras
By EFE, Unitel: The marches took place in the eastern city of Santa Cruz, the central city of Cochabamba, as well as Trinidad, Oruro, and Sucre, with slogans against the blockades and “in defense of democracy” [Photo: APG] / A person holds the Bolivian flag during a march for democracy. Citizens from different sectors in…
Bolivia: Kidnapped by Radical Minorities | Secuestrada por minorías radicales
Editorial, Bolivian Thoughts: Political Roadblocks Destroy Jobs, Food Supplies, and Millions of Dollars While the Country Pays the Price Roadblocks driven by a radicalized minority are destroying the national economy and punishing, above all, the Bolivians who work and produce. While groups tied to the Evo movement, Chapare coca growers, sectors of the “ponchos rojos,”…
Neighbors Expel Violent Roadblockers | Vecinos expulsan a bloqueadores violentos
By Germaine Barriga, Vision 360: Residents of Villa Bolívar D in El Alto organized themselves and expelled groups of roadblockers who were attacking local residents In addition to Villa Bolívar, residents of Mercedario, Villa Adela, Districts 3 and 16 de Julio also managed to expel groups of people who did not belong to those neighborhoods….
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 