Silvana Vincenti, El Deber: On March 30, he was attacked at a national park checkpoint when he demanded documentation from illegal miners. He is now notified for defamation and slander and must declare this July 5 He is a native of the Santa Rosa community, municipality of Apolo, today co-opted by mining. He was a…
Tag: corruption in public office
Irresponsible ineptocracy? Delusional ochlocracy? Or just plain masismo?! – ¿Ineptocracia irresponsable? ¿Oclocracia ilusoria? ¡¿O simplemente masismo?!
Humberto Vacaflor, El Diario: Secret reserves The government decided to leave the study for next year to find out the situation of natural gas reserves in the country, delayed since 2018. The last report, carried out by a specialized company, established that the reserves were 8.6 TCF (which means trillion cubic feet). Experts calculate that…
In defense of independent journalism – En defensa del periodismo independiente
Editorial El Deber: June 29 is marked in history as a disastrous day for journalism. Pagina Siete announced the end of its editions. This bad news opens a wound in Bolivian society, that a media outlet is forced to close is a blow to freedom and democracy. The news was made official in a letter…
A true heroine for human rights – Una verdadera heroína por los DDHH
El Diario: Amparo Carvajal announces that she will remain vigilant until “she dies” THE PRESIDENT OF THE APDHB, AMPARO CARVAJAL, LEAVING THE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE PHOTO: APG The president of the Permanent Assembly of Human Rights of Bolivia, Amparó Carvajal, reported yesterday that the Prosecutor’s Office rejected the complaint that she filed for the seizure of…
Freedom of the Press is in danger – Bolivia – La libertad de prensa está en peligro
Página Siete: End of the road. Letter to the readers of Página Siete “This is a hard moment that fills me with sadness and anguish because I am aware that independent journalism and democracy are losing an important ally” After 13 years of independent journalism at the service of society and democracy, Página Siete publishes…
Prisioneros en Bolivia intercambian partes de jaguar por artículos de moda, descubren investigadores | Prisoners in Bolivia trading rare jaguar parts for fashion items, researchers discover
Phys.org: por Cambridge University Press Los presos en Bolivia comercian con pieles de jaguar y otras partes del cuerpo de animales salvajes para producir carteras, sombreros y cinturones para la venta en los mercados locales. Los colmillos y los huesos de los jaguares se exportan ilegalmente para su uso como medicina tradicional asiática. El comercio, que…
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