Time for positive news! we deserve them, right? Bolivia has exported 20,400 boxes of hearts of palm to Venezuela, totalling a little over half a million dollars! This produce comes from the alternative development efforts that started in late 80’s in the Chapare, when this produce started to be “transferred to agriculturalists in the region….
Category: Drug war – narcotraffick
Current Bolivian president is loosing credibility: TIPNIS
This cartoon is from El Dia, it portrays a typical hat from the lowlands of Bolivia (indigenous), being stomped by coca. Violent police repression generated large number of demonstrations in support of the TIPNIS people across the country. This picture is from El Deber (9/27/11), it shows how citizens from Rurrenabaque stopped the intention of transporting over…
Road through TIPNIS is stopped; why a debate??
El Deber website reports over a recent press conference that current president of Bolivia has said that the construction of the road is paralyzed, he indicated that there will be a debate among the departments involved. http://www.eldeber.com.bo/2011/2011-09-26/vernotaahora.php?id=110926205435 While this long-awaited reaction, finally happened, I don’t understand why this or any government needs to debate anything. Please…
Rurrenabaque forced TIPNIS people’s freedom!
Around 280 indigenous people were captured by the police yesterday afternoon and night. They were forced to embark in buses and other vehicles. They were held captive in the Rurrenabaque airport, waiting for a military plane to arrive, a plane with a 40 seat capacity was there (indigenous people were going to be sent to an unknown location) and…
URGENT: TIPNIS’ leaders have been arrested by Bolivian police!
Pagina Siete reports in its website: early this afternoon (9/25/11), police in light vehicles took a number of the TIPNIS leaders. Police threw tear gas and a number of indigenous people were arrested, among others, Celso Padilla and Fernando Vargas. Because of the gas, reporters could not see who else was arrested. http://www.paginasiete.bo/2011-09-25/Nacional/Destacados/tipnis.aspx
TIPNIS: Foreign Affairs minister Choquehuanca released…
This morning a group of women from the TIPNIS protest-walk group, took Foreign Affairs minister, David Choquehuanca and vice-minister for Social Movements, Cesar Navarro as “shields” in an attempt to break the police fence. Group has released (13:15 hours) government officials (after three hours) and is now around 500 meters away from Yucumo. A kilometer away…
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