By Carlos Corz, Vision 360: Faced with the road blockades, the Government asks those affected for resilience and assures that it will not allow a breakdown of the constitutional order The government of President Rodrigo Paz assured that the radical demonstrators are seeking police intervention in order to generate greater violence. Red ponchos at one of the…
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Sedition Pressure Returns With the Blockades | Vuelven los bloqueos y la presión sediciosa
Editorial, Bolivian Thoughts: Blockades Grow as Bolivia’s Government Hesitates Bolivia is once again being dragged into the politics of permanent blockades. Highways are closing, strikes are being threatened and organized groups are increasing pressure across multiple regions while the government of Rodrigo Paz responds with extreme caution, projecting a dangerous image of state weakness. The…
The Sovereignty of the Mob | La soberanía de la turba
By Renzo Abruzzese, El Deber: An unsuspecting observer might describe what we saw in the city of El Alto, regarding the crashed airplane, as an outbreak of anarchy or a mere overflow of collective violence. In reality, it is something far more systemic and troubling: it is the full exercise of the sovereignty of the…
Citizens Push Back Against COB Marches | Ciudadanos rechazan marchas de la COB
By Unitel, Eju.tv: “We Want to Work”: Citizens Confront Marchers and Reject COB Mobilization This Tuesday marks the ninth day of marches and the second day of a hunger strike set up at three pickets in the city of La Paz. The COB is calling for the repeal of Supreme Decree 5503. This Tuesday marks…
Citizens Express Strong Rejection of Mining March | Ciudadanía expresa fuerte repudio a marcha minera
By El Diario: Residents from different areas of La Paz and districts of the city of El Alto yesterday expressed strong rejection of the marches and blockades carried out by miners and residents of some sectors who are observing a mobilized strike in opposition to Supreme Decree 5503. The citizen protest generated an atmosphere of…
Luis Arce and the fear of facing the public | Luis Arce y el miedo a dar la cara
By El Dia: Luis Arce does not want to face the public. His decision not to attend the transfer of power to president-elect Rodrigo Paz is not a mere protocol gesture — it is a silent confession. He knows he will not be met with applause, but with boos; not recognition, but reproach. Perhaps he…
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