Paro indefinido – Nov 8 – Indefinite strike

Ivan A Paredes, El Deber: An indefinite strike is announced as of November 8; the MAS reproaches Trade unionists, transporters and doctors give the government until November 7 to repeal Law 1386. The ruling party says that the strike “will be a failure.” The measure would start from November 8 The unionists and other sectors…

¡Masismo sinónimo de conflicto! – Masismo synonymous with conflict!

Editorial, Los Tiempos: The imminent conflict over Law 1386 The pause in the mobilizations for the repeal of Law 1386 on the National Strategy to Combat the Legitimization of Illicit Profits could be the preamble to more conflictive days than those prior to the withdrawal of bill 218, just over two weeks ago. In effect,…

Masismo sin moral – Masismo without morals

Carlos Toranzo, Pagina Siete: When there is no moral Bolivia is not only experiencing a crisis of excess patronage and state pre-bendanism, what we are looking at at present is deeper than that, it is about the moral degradation of power due to the absence of ethics, due to the total loss of the values…

Grupos de seguridad paraestatales violentos – Violent parastatal security groups

Pagina Siete: The US asks the government to dismantle “parastatal groups” that threaten activists The embassy of that country sent a note to the Vice Minister of the Interior Regime requesting that the GIEI’s recommendations be complied with. The US Embassy in Bolivia asked the government of Luis Arce to dismantle “parastatal groups” that threaten…

Consensuar con todo el pueblo – Reach consensus with all the people

Agenzia Fides: Monsignor Centellas: “it is important to work on laws that give priority to work, seeking the well-being of those most in need” Sucre (Agenzia Fides) – The Minister of the Presidency of the Bolivian government, María Nela Prada, has announced that the government has decided to withdraw the bill against the legitimization of…

Autoritarismo y persecución – Authoritarianism and persecution

Editorial, Los Tiempos: Announced authoritarianism The actions of the Government and the ruling party in recent weeks are only half surprising, since they correspond to the way of governing that was announced a year ago. What is most surprising is how — especially in the last seven days — the abyss that separates the governors…