By El Diario: Authorities’ openness to dialogue highlighted Highlighting that government authorities have expressed openness to improving the content of Supreme Decree 5503 after listening to observations from various sectors, the representative of the United Evangelical Churches of Bolivia, Luis Aruquipa, criticized the leadership of the Bolivian Workers’ Center (COB) for maintaining an intransigent position…
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Red Ponchos respond with “whippings” to passersby who criticize their march | Ponchos Rojos responden con “chicotazos” a transeúntes que critican su marcha
By El Dia: The Red Ponchos lashed people with their whips, while onlookers shouted “abusive.” They excused the acts of violence by saying, “you provoke us.” Photo: Urgente The Red Ponchos assaulted passersby with “whippings” after they criticized the “Bolivia Is Not for Sale” march rejecting Supreme Decree 5503. The incident occurred Monday morning on…
Prosecutor’s Office Admits Complaint Against Evo | La Fiscalía admite denuncia contra Evo
By Carlos Quisbert, El Deber: Prosecutor’s Office Admits Complaint Against Evo and 11 Accomplices for Trafficking of Noemí in 2015 Former Sepdavi director Marcelo Alcázar pointed to the former manager of BoA, a current official of the Foreign Ministry, and another from Mi Teleférico as part of a “criminal organization” that, between 2015 and 2020,…
Bolivia: One in ten species is at risk of disappearing | Una de cada 10 especies está en peligro de desaparecer
By El Diario: In 2024, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Asociación Armonía identified 478 threatened species, meaning that one out of every ten known species faces the risk of extinction. The threats are classified as critically endangered (CR) 63, endangered (EN) 145, and vulnerable (VU) 270. According to international organizations, Bolivia’s…
Millionaire Fuel Smuggling Exposed | Desvío Millonario de Combustibles al Descubierto
By Raúl Dominguez, El Deber: The Million-Dollar Fuel Diversion: Government Estimates Illegal Business at Up to US$3 Million a Day “Two or three million dollars a day are capable of corrupting everything in their path,” said Hydrocarbons Minister Mauricio Medinaceli, when referring to the power wielded by smugglers. The fuel diversion scheme uncovered by the…
“It’s time for you to pay for everything you’ve done” | ‘Es momento de que pagues todo lo que has hecho’
By Erbol: AFTER THE DETENTION OF THE FORMER MINISTER Yassir Molina to Del Castillo: “It’s time for you to pay for everything you’ve done” Yassir spoke out through a video. The former leader of the Resistencia Juvenil Cochala, Yassir Molina, said that Eduardo Del Castillo, following his detention, now has to pay for the actions…
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