El Diario: Due to contamination Faced with the serious impacts and damages caused by mining activity on the population living along the riverbanks and on the commercialization of their product, the fishing sector has called for the suspension of mercury use and the cessation of this activity in the basins of the Beni River. “We…
Pirates decapitated in Potosí | Piratas decapitados en Potosí
Historia y Leyenda de la Villa Imperial de Potosí – Bolivia: “Did you know that four pirates were decapitated in the Plaza de la Villa Imperial de Potosí in 1596?” “The pirates, allies of the most feared and famous of the Caribbean pirates, the Englishman Francis Drake, were decapitated in the Plaza de la Villa…
In search of justice, 15 years later | En busca de justicia, 15 años después
Editorial, El Deber: In search of justice, the survivors of the Las Américas hotel murder have initiated legal action against the perpetrators of that crime. Three foreigners were extrajudicially executed and later accused of being terrorists and planning to assassinate former President Evo Morales, which served to build a case against opposition leaders from Santa…
Armed invaders take over the El Encanto | Avasalladores armados toman el predio El Encanto
By Paulo Alejandro Lizárraga Alvarado, Vision 360: There were clashes Santa Cruz: Armed invaders take over the El Encanto property, and Del Castillo warns of a strong hand This would be the fourth time that community members have tried to take over these lands as their own. Owners fear for crops and livestock. Police did…
Growing concern for environmental defenders | Crece preocupación por defensores ambientales
El Diario: The People’s Defender backed the UN Special Rapporteur A judge in Oruro rejected the action brought by indigenous people from Totoral Chico. While the People’s Defender joined the concern of the United Nations Rapporteur regarding the persecution of environmental rights defenders in Bolivia, this Thursday, in Oruro, Judge Odal Herrera, acting as a…
Bolivia is currently ranked 20th in economic growth | Bolivia en puesto 20 de crecimiento económico
El Diario: Bolivia ranks 20th out of 28 countries in the region, with a projected growth of 1.4%, which is below the growth of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and the regional average of 3.72%, according to the latest report from the World Bank. Luis Fernando Romero Torrejón, the president of the Departmental College…
