Sara Shahriari writes for Bolivia under water: Why no national disaster declared amid floods? The Bolivian government says its massive aid operation, which includes food and tents, is well underway, but not everyone is satisfied with the response. LA PAZ, BOLIVIA Bolivia is suffering from weeks of heavy rains that are causing rivers to swell, homes…
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DO we believe current Bolivian gov’s statement, that we are rich?!
Susana Seleme writes in El Deber: Are we a rich country? Who was the one who said to the head of the regime that we are no longer a poor country and that, therefore, the non governmental organizations (NGOs) have no place in Bolivia? Whoever he was, deserves a resounding reprieve because economic growth of…
Gov’s authoritarianism, now against the indigenous, they so falsely claim to protect…
A very descriptive sad reality… An Editorial from Pagina Siete: Attempts to weaken the Conamaq It is so evident as it is efficient, government’s policy to divide the social movements that are not under its control. First came the CIDOB, which supported the indigenous march against the way that the Government wanted to build a…
Bolivian authoritarian regime now intends to control environmental NGOs
From El Diario: MAS aims to control ‘environmental” NGOs The Senator of the movement toward socialism (MAS), Eugenio Rojas, reported yesterday that the Government does not rule out the control of the “environmental” non governmental organizations (NGOs)”, since they want to “grab” of the national reserves, the territories of indigenous peoples of the lowlands and…
An intolerant, unilateral, demagogue Bolivian gov
ANF reports on current gov’s intolerance due to its totalitarian style… GOVERNMENT EXPELLED THE DANISH NGO “IBIS” FROM BOLIVIA IBIS worked in recent years with organizations such as the National Council of Ayllus and Markas of the Qullasuyu (Conamaq) and the Confederation of Indigenous Peoples of Bolivia (Cidob), whose members would have been RECEIVING funding and…
In Bolivia, some “voluntary” contributions just mean mandatory!
Carlos Toranzo writes for Pagina Siete: Voluntary contributions Skin-deep came the abuse of power of the movement toward socialism (MAS) with public servants, as these are forced to “voluntarily” contribute to the governing party, contributing not only to the election campaign, but since entering the official public administration, they must see deducted part of their…
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