By Germaine Barriga, Vision 360: Social Conflict While Argollo tries to distance himself from Morales and the road blockades, logistical and financial support continues to arrive from Lauca Ñ Despite efforts by the top leader of the Bolivian Workers’ Central (COB), Mario Argollo, to portray the road blockades as being sustained solely by the resources…
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Evo Morales Has Surpassed Us | Evo Morales nos ha sobrepasado
Editorial, El Dia: It is surprising that, after nearly two decades in power, there are still people who describe Evo Morales merely as a union leader or as the protagonist of a conventional political administration. Even more surprising is that many continue to interpret Bolivia’s current events as simple social conflicts disconnected from his legacy….
Crash of a Nation | Colapso de una Nación
By The Economist: Protesters have controlled Bolivia’s capital for a month To lift their blockades, they want the centrist president, Rodrigo Paz, to resign When túpac katari, an indigenous leader, laid siege to La Paz for more than 100 days in 1781, the city folk were reduced to eating cats and dogs. La Paz today…
Fear of a State of Emergency | Miedo al estado de excepción
By Manfredo Kempff, El Diario: President Rodrigo Paz and his cabinet ministers must possess some very important confidential information to withstand the beating of sticks, stones, insults, dynamite blasts, and hunger that the seat of government and part of Bolivia are suffering, without applying emergency measures. We assume, as could hardly be otherwise, that this…
Roadblocks Deepen Poverty in Bolivia | Bloqueos profundizan la pobreza en Bolivia
By El Diario; The economic and social crisis affecting Bolivia is deepening poverty and, without dialogue and reconciliation, the most vulnerable people will continue to be the hardest hit, warned the Fundación Jubileo while assessing the impact of more than a month of roadblocks across the country. The protest measures restricted the movement of food, fuel, and…
Foreign Activists Fuel Bolivia’s Conflict | Activistas extranjeros avivan el conflicto boliviano
By Milton Condori, Vision 360: Interference Former Ambassador to the OAS Says the Government Must Expel Foreigners Engaging in “Political Activities” in Bolivia Jaime Aparicio stated that there are foreigners who “entered as tourists” into the country, but are actually carrying out “political activities” and affecting national security through the positions they express. Sebastián Copello…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 