Social Unrest – Page 184 – Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe)

“They are contaminating us with mercury and destroying our crops” | “Nos están contaminando con mercurio y destruyendo nuestros cultivos”

Ernesto Estremadoiro, El Deber: “They are contaminating us with mercury and destroying our crops,” denounces indigenous leader The testimony corresponds to Jorge Chamaro, secretary of land and territory of the Indigenous Central of the Amazon Region of Bolivia (Cirabo), a region affected by the illegal exploitation of gold The arrest of 13 people accused of…

Authoritarianism imprisons more than 150 citizens | Autoritarismo encarcela más de 150 ciudadanos

Diego Seas, El Deber: Daughter of Jeanine Áñez regrets that like hers, more than 150 families will spend Christmas with an empty chair at the table In an emotional video posted on her networks, she reminds the Bolivian people of the situation they are experiencing Carolina Ribera Áñez, daughter of former president Jeanine Áñez, denounced…

The State is not a good administrator | El Estado no es un buen administrador

Editorial, Los Tiempos: The Administrator and pensions The specialists in economics, when establishing an overview of what is to come next year, point out that one of the central issues will be the administration of retirement resources by the Public Pension Manager. The substance of the matter is as follows: there is a deep and…

Environmental damage caused by encroachers – Daño medioambiental producido por avasalladores

Lourdes Molina, El Deber: Justice prohibits settlement in the Lomas de Arena aquifer and recognizes the environmental damage caused by the encroachers Representatives of the Departmental Legislative Assembly (ALD) revealed that by constitutional means they granted protection of rights to the environment and water, within the framework of the class action filed The Departmental Legislative…

Encroachers retained and intimidated the Bolivisión press team in Guarayos with firearms | Avasalladores retuvieron y amedrentaron con armas de fuego a equipo de prensa de Bolivisión en Guarayos

Diego Seas, El Deber: The event was recorded this Thursday, when the team of journalists was carrying out their work in the encroached property Almost at noon this Thursday, a press team from the Bolivisión network was detained and intimidated by a group of hooded thugs who had taken over the El Encanto property and…

The looting of gold – El saqueo del oro

Editorial, Los Tiempos: There is no other way to describe extractivist activities that cause irreparable damage. Because these predatory tasks have counterproductive edges that will incur a bill that will be difficult to pay, not only in the short term, but above all in the medium and long terms, that is, for the new generations….