Fires rage in Bolivia’s Chiquitania region

Ivan Paredes, Mongabay: Authorities are battling an outbreak of wildfires in eastern Bolivia’s Chiquitania region. Satellite data show fires have intensified over the past two weeks and are invading protected areas. The fires are destroying habitat spared by Bolivia’s extreme fire season of 2019. Wildfires in Bolivia are often associated with burning for agriculture, and…

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Contempt for human rights – MAS – Desprecio a los derechos humanos

Pagina Siete: Apdhb in the sights of MAS This Wednesday [8/25/2021], the state media Ahora El Pueblo opened its edition with the headline “APDHB warns of Añez’s possible escape with the help of politicians and embassies,” based on a statement issued by its vice president Edgar Salazar. Instead, Amparo Carvajal, the president of that institution,…

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Indignación – Indignation

Renzo Abruzzese, El Deber: La ex mandataria constitucional de la República Jeanine Áñez experimentó un grave deterioro de salud en las últimas semanas. Acosada por un verdadero arsenal de tortura sicológica y física implementado por el régimen de Arce Catacora y el MAS, tuvo que ser trasladada de emergencia a un hospital. Pese al notorio…

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Todo tiene un límite – Everything has a limit

Editorial, El Dia: Sabemos bien lo que hace un individuo cuando se siente vencido, acorralado, muerto de miedo e impotente frente a los hechos que suceden a su alrededor. Lo vimos muy claramente en la conducta del cocalero Morales, que chillaba en todas direcciones para que lo dejen salir del país, que mandaba a sus…

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Wildfires devastate Bolivian nature reserves

Phys.org: Wildfires, mostly started intentionally, have scorched almost 600,000 hectares of land in eastern Bolivia already this year, authorities said. On Monday night there were 20 active fires in Santa Cruz state affecting seven protected areas. The government said 200,000 hectares (495,000 acres) had burned in just two days. Most of the fires are in…

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