Tonight (7/11/12), El Deber website published some highlights on Veja’s reaction from Bolivian government’s reaction. I went into Veja’s website and tried to translate the whole report, please bare with my Portunglish… Bolivian censorship attempts to suppress the Brazilian press Not satisfied in repressing the press in its own territory, the Bolivarian Governments begin to…
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Bolivia: A cocaine republic – Veja magazine, Brazil – updated at 15:26 hrs 7/10/12
This news dropped like a bomb in Bolivia, not only does it embarrasses us but deserves clear, transparent reply and/or action from the Bolivian government. I’m not asking nor will I be impressed by the typical rhetoric current government officials’ style has accustomed us to. But I demand to know the truth!! An update info…
TIPNIS UPDATE: June 23, 2012
The 9th March has experienced hatred, two fatalities in a road accident, but continue to walk towards La Paz city with great resolve. This cartoon is from El Diario, June 16, 2012: Dialogue first person “…fixing these fatally-dangerous roads, the government could avoid so much mourning and pain to the Yungas travelers and coca growers…”;…
CIDOB sends Indigenous Commission to Rio + 20 Summit in Brazil
A TIPNIS UPDATE from ANF in El Deber; Rodrigo Urzagasti photograph: The Confederation of indigenous peoples of Bolivia (CIDOB) sent a delegation of indigenous people to the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil so that they can submit to the Río+20 Summit to denounce the “violation” of their rights and the intervention of the…
Bolivian Senator Roger Pinto political asylum UPDATE
From Pagina Siete: The Vice-Chancellor Alurralde received information on Wednesday [6/6/12] Brazil confirmed to Bolivia that granted asylum to Senator Pinto The Brazilian Government position reiterated to the Bolivian Foreign Ministry that a safe-conduct be handed in to the Pando Senator, which is necessary to get out of the country. Pagina Siete / La Paz…
Bolivian Senator Roger Pinto gets political asylum from Brazil
We live under democracy and yet we have to seek political asylum… Senator Roger Pinto was awarded Brazilian protection and that is a compelling evidence that something is really going wrong inside Bolivian democracy. On top of that, the OAS General Assembly ‘advised’ candidly and in a demeaning way that Bolivia needs to seek dialogue…
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