By Diego Ayo, Brujula Digital: Hearing a peasant announce that “we are going to carpet the La Paz-Oruro highway with corpses” is dramatic. It is even worse when a pair of lawmakers openly devote themselves to issuing threats without the slightest shame. Nilton Condori states that “if we are going to change the Political Constitution…
Category: Social Unrest
State of Exception Reform | Reforma del Estado de Excepción
By El Pais: State of Exception: What Does It Mean and What Happens After the Repeal of Law 1341? The law regulated the detailed procedure, concrete limits, and consequences for those who abuse the measure State of exception In a session convened at the House of Liberty in Sucre to celebrate the 217th anniversary of…
Blockaders and Hate | Bloqueadores y odio
By Agustín Echalar, Brujula Digital: The Blockaders I ran into a group of blockaders at the entrance to the airport in El Alto. Many of them had apparently arrived by bicycle, since one of the streets leading to that important facility had been closed off. As I approached with a small group of German tourists…
Children Trapped by Blockades | Niños atrapados por bloqueos
By Eju.tv: Roadblocks Prevent 24 Children Needing Hemodialysis and Chemotherapy From Reaching Hospital in La Paz A girl with kidney failure suffered a medical deterioration at home, and efforts are underway to transfer her to the hospital so she can remain hospitalized. At least 24 children who require hemodialysis and chemotherapy sessions are unable to…
Demonstrations in Five Bolivian Cities Demanded an End to the Road Blockades | Movilizaciones en cinco ciudades de Bolivia exigieron el fin de los bloqueos de carreteras
By EFE, Unitel: The marches took place in the eastern city of Santa Cruz, the central city of Cochabamba, as well as Trinidad, Oruro, and Sucre, with slogans against the blockades and “in defense of democracy” [Photo: APG] / A person holds the Bolivian flag during a march for democracy. Citizens from different sectors in…
Bolivia: Kidnapped by Radical Minorities | Secuestrada por minorías radicales
Editorial, Bolivian Thoughts: Political Roadblocks Destroy Jobs, Food Supplies, and Millions of Dollars While the Country Pays the Price Roadblocks driven by a radicalized minority are destroying the national economy and punishing, above all, the Bolivians who work and produce. While groups tied to the Evo movement, Chapare coca growers, sectors of the “ponchos rojos,”…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 