In Bolivia, Serving a Prior Government Can Make You a Political Prisoner Dec 29, 2011 4:45 AM EST. Article written by Mac Margolis, (www.thedailybeast.com) In Evo Morales’s vaunted new democracy, the government retrofits lawful acts of the recent past to make them crimes of corruption that ensnare officials whose main offense is having served an…
Category: Social Unrest
Bolivian lowlands environment in peril
This cartoon appeared in El Dia, December 19, 2011. It says: “Happiness: Is the forest to destroy and plant single crops” and you see in the right side, an illegal coca grower planting the source for cocaine, crime and drug addiction. On the left side you have a private agriculturalists planting a single crop, could…
Increased arbitrage as a signal of…?
Pagina Siete reports about the increased number of request for arbitrage in Bolivia: According to the center of conciliation and arbitration of Cainco (CCAC), the requests for arbitration and conciliation between parties in conflict have increased in recent years. The Executive Director of that institution, Claudia Paccieri, states that “more and more are the cases…
Why don’t we comply with existing laws?
It is really confusing, how this government sets up the rules, laws and then decides to bypass them, instead of amending, updating or clarifying better. This can only be a proof of how current people really are. They want to do as they please, and feel not obliged to comply with the rules, unless it…
Bolivian government’s strategy to get rid of opposition leaders, December 2011
La Razon reports on political persecution and MAS intend to remain in power: Current political party in the government of Bolivia, MAS seeks to invalidate opponents and strengthen management to be extended in power, the chart to the right shows nine opposition leaders facing 74 trials. For the full Spanish article, please use the link…
Bolivian blockades 101
This cartoon and Editorial is from El Diario, December 25, 2011: The tidal wave of blockades of streets, roads, offices and even walks that shook the country throughout the year which ends, has not been less able to cause concern and alarm up the general population, at the end which turned out to be the…
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