The United Nations has finally issued an statement to protect the brave TIPNIS protest-walk group, who are not only defending their indigenous territory but our National Parks’ structure and survival. El Deber reports: UN calls for respect to the marchers of the TIPNIS and avoid conflicts The United Nations system in a statement called this Saturday…
Category: Social Unrest
Bolivia is the fourth most violent country in South America
Bolivia had a tradition of being peaceful and with a quiet, almost shy population. Unfortunately and due to progressive violence, intolerance and anarchical reactions of some politicians, social movements, some individuals and criminals, Bolivia is now in a dubious state. From El Deber and 2012 Global Peace Index from Vision of Humanity: Bolivia is the…
Narcotrafficking amongst us Bolivians!
A serious call for attention, an editorial from Los Tiempos: Narco-trafficking amongst us The danger of falling into a kind of passivity and collective condescension is as large as the involving drug trafficking itself and its sequels A series of news widely reported during the last days in the mainstream media, although overshadowed by other…
Bolivia accused of “abduction of State” by American prisoner
This unbelievable news appeared in El Deber: They accuse Bolivia of “abduction of State” by American prisoner Defenders and relatives of American Jacob Ostreicher, imprisoned in Bolivia without charge from a year ago, today accused the Government of Evo Morales’ “abduction of State” and condemned the passivity of the USA on the case. The wife…
Bolivian Senator Roger Pinto political asylum UPDATE
From Pagina Siete: The Vice-Chancellor Alurralde received information on Wednesday [6/6/12] Brazil confirmed to Bolivia that granted asylum to Senator Pinto The Brazilian Government position reiterated to the Bolivian Foreign Ministry that a safe-conduct be handed in to the Pando Senator, which is necessary to get out of the country. Pagina Siete / La Paz…
TIPNIS protest-walk update: Tension in Caranavi, June 8, 2012
This brave group continues to fight for their territory and our National Parks’ integrity. This report is from El Deber: TIPNIS March tension while entering Caranavi The entrance of the marchers of the TIPNIS group to Caranavi municipality in La Paz, caused tension between villagers and coca producers supported by settlers and women of the…
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