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…
Category: TIPNIS
TIPNIS brave struggle update as of June 4, 2012
The protest-walk group in defense of the TIPNIS has had more problems than last year’s, however, their resolve and strength is such that we should all be proud! El Deber reports two news about their ordeal: Marchers are rejected in Sapecho and go to Km 52 Around 11:00am, the marchers reached the point known as…
Summary of Bolivian political, economical and human-rights’ events during hectic May 2012
A picture is worth more than words, in this case I decided to use cartoons to summarize a very difficult month for Bolivia. Strikes, protest marches, road and street blockades, trials, corruption, narcotrafficking, crime and violence have clouted our lives. This is from El Diario, June 2, 2012: “hate” “social resentment” and “racism” are being…
OAS will just “listen” and Bolivia shows too many unresolved & conflictive internal issues
I din’t think we could have expected more from OAS, however there is frustration over international organizations, sometimes they are “too damm diplomatic” and respond only to current government’s wishes; after all they are the ones who authorize payments for OAS operating costs, and this is one case. Put yourself in the shoes of the…
How efficient is current central Bolivian government?
Current political party in government is over six years in power, the current leader for the chapare coca growers, who is also our president keeps saying he is learning about the problems, about the solutions; in fact he shows a peculiar style to “market” himself to the people who are willing to take his word….
Pride, cockiness and/or failure, incompetence of current government’s performance regarding the TIPNIS
This Editorial is from Los Tiempos: THE PRIDE, A BAD COUNSELOR The decision of the authorities of the Government does not meet the demand for dialogue raised by the members of the indigenous 9th March in defense of the indigenous territory of the Isiboro Sécure National Park (TIPNIS), joins a series of posturing that, since…
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