AFP, France24: La oposición de Bolivia bloquea las calles en protesta por la ‘persecución’ del gobierno La oposición boliviana bloqueó este lunes calles en las principales ciudades del país en protesta contra el gobierno del presidente Luis Arce, a quien acusan de “persecución política”. La policía respondió con gases lacrimógenos para dispersar a las multitudes…
Category: Politics
Democracia 101 – Bolivia 2021 – Democracy 101
Editorial, El Deber: Democracy in decline If there is a memorable date on the national calendar, that is October 10. On a day like today, 39 years ago, Bolivia left behind the long night of military dictatorships to welcome democracy. To conquer it, a lot of Bolivian blood ran, pain in families who saw their…
El contrabando genera inestabilidad a más de 600.000 empleos en Bolivia – Smuggling creates instability for more than 600,000 jobs in Bolivia
David Maygua, El Deber: The industrial sector is very affected, according to data from the National Chamber of Industries (CNI) The smuggling of edible products and other inputs from neighboring countries generates job instability for more than 600,000 jobs in the industrial sector, according to data from the National Chamber of Industries (CNI). In a…
Contaminación del río Tuichi – Madidi – Contamination of the Tuichi River
Brujula Digital, Los Tiempos: WCS alerts contamination of the Tuichi River due to mining activity within the Madidi Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) through its deputy director of the Great Madidi Landscape Conservation Program and coordinator of the Interinstitutional Group for Responsible Gold (GIT-OR), Óscar Loayza, warns of the mining contamination of the Tuichi River, which…
Distribución individual de la tierra – Individual land distribution
Pagina Siete: Anapo proposes individual land distribution The National Association of Oilseed Producers (Anapo) asked the National Agrarian Reform Institute (INRA) to act with the eviction of overwhelming people in productive properties and suggests that the land be distributed not only to communities, but also individually. The president of Anapo, Fidel Flores, read a statement…
Bolivia opposition call march to demand release of ex-president – Oposición boliviana convoca marcha para exigir liberación de la expresidente
AFP, France24: La oposición boliviana ha convocado manifestaciones contra el presidente de izquierda Luis Arce para exigir la liberación de la exjefa de Estado Jeanine Añez y el fin de la “persecución política”. El poderoso Comité Cívico de Santa Cruz, un movimiento regional de líderes empresariales y organizaciones sociales, convocó a una “gran marcha” el…
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