09:50 Minister Canelas said (Panamerica radio), rejected the idea of installing a large TV screen: “is like having a politics’ show;” this rejection could impair the dialogue. 10:05: There are 20 TIPNIS leaders waiting for permission to go inside the palace. 10:57 current Bolivian president gave a press conference: is adding the “intangible” characteristic to the TIPNIS; he…
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20:27 Bolivian TIPNIS’ doest not accept gov’s offer update 10/20/11
PAT TV reports: TIPNIS leaders do not accept government’s conditions, they want the police to let the other indigenous people to be allowed to enter the plaza. They reminded president’s invitation and that he was going to wait for them in Plaza Murillo. They also said, “we did not come to La Paz to write…
20:00 Bolivian TIPNIS update 10/20/11
PAT news program reports that a letter from the government was sent to the indigenous leaders, accepting the addition of more leaders to the meeting with the president, on top of the twenty originally mentioned. Now, the TIPNIS group will have to decide if the dialogue takes place or not. One of the pending issues, denied…
TIPNIS will meet current Bolivian president tonite!
The Bolivian government has finally come to its sense, so I believe as I read Pagina Siete’s website this afternoon: Ivan Canelas, minister of communication has said that the president has agreed to meet with 20 TIPNIS leaders at 18:00 in the executive government palace. http://www.paginasiete.bo/2011-10-20/Nacional/Destacados/dialogo.aspx 19:00 PAT news program reports that indigenous people are…
Plaza Murillo dawned “closed” by the Bolivian government
It is 6:44am and Unitel is transmitting from the main plaza in La Paz. A small group of the TIPNIS protest-walk group, who decided yesterday to stay inside, slept in the open, cold plaza. The police force has “closed” the plaza, not letting anyone, I repeat anyone to enter; that meant no sleeping bags, tents or…
La Paz is owned by TIPNIS!
La Paz recovered its status as the center of Bolivia, in terms of the XX century “melting pot” condition, Bolivian citizenship and respect to one another. The TIPNIS protest-walk group stopped by the Cathedral in Plaza Murillo, despite initial governmental signals to keep marchers out of what current government felt as “their” plaza. TV showed lots of people,…
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