El Deber’s website reports: After the thirtieth meeting of ‘corregidores’ [local leaders] of the indigenous territory and Isiboro Sécure National Park (TIPNIS) defined the beginning of the ninth indigenous [protest] march for April 20th, the Vice-President of the Confederation of Mojeños Ethnic Peoples of Beni (CPEMB), Miriam Yubánore, asked the social organizations of the nine departments…
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The Bolivian coca-ine reality show
During the last six years, the coca/cocaine industry has permeated our society, has changed our pacific lifestyle and threatens to become our worst nightmare: This is from El Diario, March 13, 2012: A full airplane is trying to lift-off on its way to Austria, it has the label “austere coca grower entourage” Current Bolivian president…
TIPNIS heroic and courageous struggle update. March 19, 2012
From Gundonovia, David Moreno reports for El Deber’s website: Unanimously, around 38 communities of the indigenous territory and Isiboro Sécure National Park (TIPNIS), spoke against the construction of the Villa Tunari-San Ignacio de Moxos road [through the TIPNIS] and the consultation stipulated by law 222. Criticisms of the ‘corregidores’ [local authorities] and some representatives of…
Bolivia’s sad and deplorable presidential duality…
Current Bolivian president stepped in office with a higher percentage of votes and most of the citizens voted for him, unfortunately over the last six years and two terms of his presidency, he managed to have all Bolivians fight among each other. Unlike Mandela he promoted racist and class segregation… and he intends to run…
Bolivian undeniable truths through the humor lenses
I will share with you some cartoons that appeared in our Bolivian newspapers as they reflect our daily ordeal: This is from El Diario, February 10, 2012. It shows the education minister presenting the “new ancient syllabus” and the teachers saying “how retrograde!!” Current government persists on pushing us backwards in time. Just an example:…
They were never democrats (current Bolivian president and his vp)
This article was written by Susana Seleme and published in many newspapers nationwide: They were never democrats Nothing new under the Sun in Bolivia: ‘Vice’ Álvaro García Linera has defined himself as “Jacobin, Bolshevik, of Spartan hard line” statement which, however, is at odds with the frivolous publicity about his upcoming wedding, distractive effect in…
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