By Diego Ayo, Brujula Digital: Hearing a peasant announce that “we are going to carpet the La Paz-Oruro highway with corpses” is dramatic. It is even worse when a pair of lawmakers openly devote themselves to issuing threats without the slightest shame. Nilton Condori states that “if we are going to change the Political Constitution…
Tag: bad politics
President Paz Facing a Sea of Problems | El presidente Paz ante un mar de problemas
Editorial, El Diario: Bolivia’s current reality is highly complex, worsened by twenty years of populist governments that led the country into a critical situation and to the brink of incredible circumstances. It is within that environment that Bolivia’s current president struggles. Amid this negative scenario, the country’s leader seeks a compass to guide him in…
Press Under Attack | Prensa Bajo Ataque
By Germaine Barriga, Vision 360: Conflicts Union Leaders Lash Out at Journalists, Accuse Them of Lying and Tell Them What They Should Report The executive secretary of the Departmental Workers’ Central (COD) of La Paz, Cecilio Gonzales, described the media as “bribe-taking press,” while the former executive secretary of the Bolivian Workers’ Central (COB), Jaime…
A miner was injured while handling explosives, but protesters tried to blame the Police | Minero fue herido por manipular explosivo, pero los movilizados intentaron responsabilizar a la Policía
By ANF, Eju.tv: According to the Government, audiovisual material shows that the injuries were not caused by the Police, although protesters later attempted to attribute responsibility to law enforcement officers. The video released shows that the protester’s injuries were the result of improper handling of explosives. Photo: Ministry of Government A miner was injured during…
Dialog or Collapse | Dialogar o hundirse
By Unitel: Church, Ombudsman’s Office, and Human Rights Assembly urge Government and protesters to confirm dialogue to set a date and time The three institutions are calling for a “Dialogue for the Common Good” between the Government and the protesting sectors. This Monday, acts of destruction and looting were reported in La Paz. [Photo: APG]…
Conspiracies Against Democracy | Conspiraciones contra la democracia
By Carlos Toranzo, Brujula Digital: Even before the electoral runoff, it was known that Evo Morales would not remain still; his non-electoral Plan B was to destabilize whichever government came to power. It was the chronicle of an announced conspiracy, now already underway. Lara’s presence alongside Loza in Cochabamba is the explicit manifestation of that…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 