BNamericas reports, pictures from the internet: President Evo Morales, who has already weathered a series of massive protests against his bid to run for a fourth straight mandate, is looking at a rocky road to Bolivia’s October elections. Morales has legally overturned a 2016 referendum rejecting his candidacy and now faces a potential national strike when influential opposition movement…
Category: Social Unrest
How to deal with sexual harassment …
Manisha Aggarwal-Schifellite report for The Harvard Gazette: “We’re seeing a growing recognition that workplace sexual harassment isn’t a side issue when it comes to gender equity; it’s one of the central issues,” he said. “There are long-term negative career consequences for women who face harassment and try to do something about it and for women…
21 former head of states denounce Evo
Editorial from Pagina Siete, photos from internet: One of the most important international actions against the new nomination of President Evo Morales and his attempt to “perpetuate” himself in power has been the letter sent to the OAS by 21 former mandataries from the region plus Spain. These 21 former presidents represent different ideological tendencies…
Young criticizes a masista public servant for politicizing education
El Diario reports: A high school female student yesterday questioned the departmental assembly member of MAS, Fabiola Almanza [photo], for politicizing education by suggesting that everyone can be with President Evo Morales and for wanting all young people to be “masistas.” Other students rejected that official authorities campaign to support the MAS and seek to…
Bolivia: Hostility against human rights defenders
Amnesty International reports for ReliefWeb: BOLIVIA: DEFENDERS AT RISK BY ACCUSATIONS AND THREATS FROM AUTHORITIES The highest government authorities in Bolivia, including President Evo Morales and his government minister, Carlos Romero, have publicly accused and threatened human rights defenders and organizations critical of their policies, demonizing them and hampering their important work, says Amnesty International…
Respect to the Bolivian Constitution!
An extremely truthful and opportune Editorial from El Diario, photos from the internet: US Senate asks for respect to CPE of Bolivia The Congress of the United States, since the achievement of its independence in the year 1776, has declared and fulfilled in as many opportunities there were, its decision to “ensure the validity of…
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