The brave protest-walk composed of TIPNIS, CIDOB, CONAMAQ and other Bolivians, is closer to their goal. They wisely decided not to enter La Paz city earlier than Wednesday. Current government’s lack of negotiation skills has caused Bolivia great distress with the police mutiny. The marchers do not want to be involved around that issue. ANF…
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Using humor to understand corruption in Bolivia
This is from El Diario, May 29, 2012: Two people talking at the balconies of the former Congress, now Assembly: Woman 1: “…Congressman “Osney” wants to be given Bs7,000 bonuses! Says his congressman stipend is Bs12,000 is misery and it doesn’t even cover his expenses..!” Woman 2: “…it must be because of that… some of…
TIPNIS UPDATE: June 23, 2012
The 9th March has experienced hatred, two fatalities in a road accident, but continue to walk towards La Paz city with great resolve. This cartoon is from El Diario, June 16, 2012: Dialogue first person “…fixing these fatally-dangerous roads, the government could avoid so much mourning and pain to the Yungas travelers and coca growers…”;…
CIDOB sends Indigenous Commission to Rio + 20 Summit in Brazil
A TIPNIS UPDATE from ANF in El Deber; Rodrigo Urzagasti photograph: The Confederation of indigenous peoples of Bolivia (CIDOB) sent a delegation of indigenous people to the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil so that they can submit to the Río+20 Summit to denounce the “violation” of their rights and the intervention of the…
The UN calls for respect to the TIPNIS marchers and avoid conflicts
The United Nations has finally issued an statement to protect the brave TIPNIS protest-walk group, who are not only defending their indigenous territory but our National Parks’ structure and survival. El Deber reports: UN calls for respect to the marchers of the TIPNIS and avoid conflicts The United Nations system in a statement called this Saturday…
Bolivia is the fourth most violent country in South America
Bolivia had a tradition of being peaceful and with a quiet, almost shy population. Unfortunately and due to progressive violence, intolerance and anarchical reactions of some politicians, social movements, some individuals and criminals, Bolivia is now in a dubious state. From El Deber and 2012 Global Peace Index from Vision of Humanity: Bolivia is the…
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