By ANF, Eju.tv: Businesses Warn of Company Closures and Job Losses After 32 Days of Protests and Road Blockades The manager of the Bolivian Institute of Foreign Trade (IBCE), Gary Rodríguez, warned that Bolivia’s image has been damaged internationally, which could lead to a decline in investment. After 32 days of protests and road blockades,…
Category: Social Unrest
“Let Us Work!” “The COB does not represent me; it does not feed me” | “¡Déjennos trabajar!” “A mí no me representa la COB, no me da de comer”
By Eju.tv: “Let Us Work!”: The Plea of Women Gathered Outside the COB Emergency Meeting Venue The group that arrived at the factory union headquarters in Miraflores merely voiced the feelings of many citizens who are struggling to secure food, especially in the La Paz basin and in the city of El Alto. “Let us…
Month of Blockades Deepens Crisis | Un mes de bloqueos agrava la crisis
By El Diario: Radical Sectors Isolate Regions for a Month Blockades and Sieges Worsen the Country’s Economic Crisis The blockades and sieges imposed by the Central Obrera Boliviana (COB), peasant groups, and supporters of Evo Morales have isolated regions across the country, particularly the cities of La Paz and El Alto. These measures have worsened…
The Citizen Responsibility Index (CRI) | El Índice de Responsabilidad Ciudadana (IRC)
By German Huanca, Publico.bo: Bolivia needs to be refounded on concrete commitments to the nation. It is unacceptable that years of collective effort to build a highway can be damaged in a matter of hours by a handful of roadblock protesters. It is unacceptable that strangers can destroy other people’s property without facing any consequences….
The Invisible Geography of the Roadblocks | La geografía invisible de los bloqueos
By Javier Gómez, Rimay Pampa: After three weeks of social and political conflict, and an analysis of the areas where each roadblock was established, it becomes clear that behind the social demands lies an overlap of legal, informal, and illegal economies competing for control of Bolivian territory. The road accessibility map released by the ABC…
Land Invaders Behind San Julián Blockades? | ¿Avasalladores Detrás de los Bloqueos?
By Eju.tv: Owner of Santa Rita Claims More Than 70% of Blockade Participants in San Julián Are Part of the Land Invaders The people maintaining blockades in that municipality support the demands of the Bolivian Workers’ Central (COB) and the groups that have been mobilized throughout the country since May 4. Melisa Barba, owner of…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 