Editorial, El Deber: During the anniversary ceremony of the Army, President Arce returned to the charge with the refrain of the coup, destabilizing efforts, separatists and other musings very much in his style. In the two years of his administration, he does not seem to have noticed the national weariness caused by his well-worn discursive…
Category: Social Unrest
Encroachments – Avasallamientos
Juan Carlos Salinas, El Deber: Since 2021, more than 50 private properties have been encroached in Santa Cruz, according to Camacho The Governor of Santa Cruz criticized the absence of the Police, the Prosecutor’s Office and the INRA in the illegal seizure of land. An analyst says that the modification to the regulations of the…
Santa Cruz calls for an end to political persecution – Santa Cruz pide cese de persecución política
El Diario: El gobernador Luis Fernando Camacho agradeció la asistencia de la ciudadanía e insistió que hay una persecución contra quienes lideraron el paro. | Governor Luis Fernando Camacho thanked the citizens for their assistance and insisted that there is persecution against those who led the strike. March of the Interinstitutional Committee The “Great March…
What are you waiting for, President, to stop the violence? – ¿Qué espera, presidente para frenar la violencia?
Editorial, El Deber: Impotence and helplessness in Santa Cruz. The encroachments on land reach intolerable extremes, in the face of the indifferent gaze of the national government, the Police and the Public Prosecutor’s Office. The images of yesterday’s confrontation are horrifying, because they leave evidence that these people who want to take possession of others…
A profound difference – Una profunda diferencia
CARLOS VALDEZ, Associated Press, ABC News: In Bolivia, literacy training makes a profound difference Bolivia is one of the poorest nations in South America, and nearly a fourth of its citizens could not read nor write a generation ago PUCARANI, Bolivia — Anacleta Mamani has no teeth, but a happy smile: She’s learned to read and…
Drug trafficking and illegal logging | Narcotráfico y la tala ilegal
Ivan Paredes, El Deber: The Bolivian Amazon under attack: drug trafficking and illegal logging penetrate the area An investigation shows how gangs dedicated to the extraction of wood operate in the Amazon basin. Bolivia and Ecuador are the most affected by this crime. Behind them are the drug trafficking mafias that use the same routes….
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 