By Fernando Chávez, Visión 360: Historic “They are not returning the house to Amparo, it is your house (…). We are all different, but we must have a single objective: truth and justice,” said the human rights defender. Amparo Carvajal, with the president, this Thursday at the APDHB offices. Photos: APG President Rodrigo Paz arrived…
Category: Social Unrest
Illegal Gold: Rapid Destruction in Bolivia’s Amazon | Oro ilegal: destrucción acelerada en la Amazonía boliviana
By Brujula Digital: Report: Illegal gold mining in Bolivia is growing and causing severe impacts Bolivia’s Amazon is undergoing rapid degradation linked to alluvial mining, especially in the departments of La Paz, Beni, and Pando. Dredges and barges operate in rivers such as the Kaka, Beni, Madre de Dios, and Orthon. Illegal gold mining is…
What Did They Do with the Natural Resources? | ¿Qué hicieron con los recursos naturales?
By Marianela Curi, Brujula Digital: I want to think and trust that the gap between rhetoric and practice that prevailed over the past 20 years will finally be eliminated, and that coherence and strategic vision will prevail on this issue of great importance for the country. Volunteers try to extinguish a forest fire. ABI photo….
Áñez upon leaving prison | Áñez al salir del penal
By Brújula Digital: “I will never regret having served my country” With a Bolivian flag and alongside her two children, José Armando and Carolina Ribera Áñez, the former president left the Miraflores prison at 10:59 a.m. She was greeted by a large crowd. Former president Jeanine Áñez, together with her children, leaves prison. Photo: APG…
TSJ Orders Unrestricted Freedom for Former President Jeanine Áñez | TSJ dispone la libertad irrestricta de la expresidenta Jeanine Áñez
By Boris Bueno, Eju.tv: The high court made that ruling, but the real scope of the measure remains unknown. The Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) ordered on Wednesday the immediate release of former president Jeanine Áñez, after more than four years of preventive detention for various cases related to her transitional administration in 2019. The…
Fuel delays linked to YPFB corruption | Demoras de combustible vinculadas a corrupción en YPFB
By Brujula Digital: Paz says he obtained fuel but that it is “complex” to bring it in; suspects corruption in YPFB President-elect Rodrigo Paz stated that he has secured fuel abroad but warned that he suspects corruption in YPFB’s logistics. He expects the long lines for gasoline and diesel to end “little by little” Rodrigo…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 