Editorial Pensamientos Bolivianos: Bolivia ya no enfrenta solo una crisis económica. Enfrenta algo más inquietante: un país donde la violencia, la impunidad y el crimen comienzan a sentirse normales. En apenas los últimos meses se han multiplicado asesinatos, ajustes de cuentas ligados al narcotráfico, sicariato, zonas tomadas por economías ilegales y una creciente sensación de…
Category: Social Unrest
The Time for Dialogue and Action | La hora del diálogo para la acción
By Ronald MacLean-Abaroa, Brujula Digital: The current government is the synthesis, the legitimate heir, of the struggle and the reconquest of democracy; subverted, snatched away, and trampled by the MAS autocracy for nearly a quarter of a century. It is also a government that was born with support extending beyond those of us who voted…
Indigenous protesters expel María Galindo from their march: “Discriminator, apologize on your knees” | Indígenas expulsan de su marcha a María Galindo: “Discriminadora, pida disculpas de rodillas”
By El Dia: María María Galindo, activist of Mujeres Creando, was expelled from the indigenous march from Pando and Beni that entered the city of La Paz this Monday in rejection of Law 1720. The demonstrators confronted Galindo when she attempted to join the march. This group expressed its anger against the activist for having cut the tipoy (traditional garment worn by…
Government Frees Seized Dollars | Gobierno libera dólares retenidos
By César del Castillo, El Deber: Bolivia Authorizes Remittance Withdrawals at the Reference Exchange Rate and Dollar Deposit Returns Up to $3,000 Beginning May 7, remittances may be collected through the financial system at the reference exchange rate. And beginning July 15, savers will start withdrawing dollar deposits on a staggered basis, under a plan…
COB’s Strike Fizzles Before It Starts | El paro de la COB se desinfla antes de arrancar
By El Diario: Agreement Lifts Yungas Road Blockade COB Strike Rejected as Bolivia Demands Stability The call by the Bolivian Workers’ Center (COB) for an indefinite nationwide general strike with mobilizations was rejected by strategic sectors across the country. Truckers, informal merchants, civic platforms, and the Pro Santa Cruz Committee all publicly refused to join…
Bolivia Held Hostage by Blockades | Bolivia rehén de los bloqueos
By Diego Ayo, Brujula Digital: Why Do the COB and Other Actors Keep Blockading? The media speaks of social actors on the move—miners, peasants, teachers, COB leaders—with the same revolutionary tone heard at the beginning of the millennium. It would seem we are talking about the same actors. They are not. Those earlier marchers moved with an…
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