La Opinion offers updated information regarding the norms that will enforce the “short law” regarding the road that should not go through the TIPNIS: The Government and the indigenous people who marched against the road that attempted to cut the TIPNIS in half, approved this Sunday the regulation of the TIPNIS short law; after more…
Category: Social Unrest
The blockade in Yapacaní continues, November 24, 2011 UPDATE
Today is the fourth day as social organizations, led by the settlers of Yapacaní, carry out a blockade in order that the Mayor of this municipality, David Carvajal, leaves office. Thousands are affected travellers and transporters. Picture taken by Fuad Landivar, El Deber: http://www.eldeber.com.bo/2011/2011-11-24/vernotaahora.php?id=111124104741 Those of you traveling in/out of Santa Cruz, you may consider…
TIPNIS and the old beaten scape goat…
This cartoon appeared in El Diario, 11/22/11. Bolivian society keeps looking after the responsible person in charge of ordering the brutal repression to the TIPNIS marchers’ group. People are shouting “who did the order! who was!” and the former vice minister is pointing to the former minister of government and saying “he was!!” while current…
TIPNIS government’s same old song
If current government has something of remarkable nature is that is relentless. Likewise, it is just a shame that such energy and committment is only used to beat dead horses… This cartoon is from El Dia, November 18, 2011. On top it reads “Inter-cultural ecologist.” Current vice-minister for the environment is placing the non-approval, denied stamp on…
Viable road options instead of going through the TIPNIS
In case it was forgotten, this map was published on Los Tiempos, July 3, 2011. You can read more about these alternatives in the link below: https://bolivianthoughts.wordpress.com/2011/09/04/tipnis-has-six-bolivian-government-alternatives-to-consider/ There is a Law that prohibits ANY road through the TIPNIS, and there are these options… so why the government keeps playing the same old song? Get to…
Potosi roads blocked this Tuesday, November 22, 2011
The Advisory Council of the Potosi Civic Committee (Comcipo) declared a strike for Tuesday, November 22, in demand for the implementation of the agreements signed more than one year ago with the Government, and by the lack of settlement of the border conflict that keeps with the Department of Oruro, as reported by radio Fides. …
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