Alice Campaignolle, Irene Escudero, and Carlos Heras report for Nacla: In Bolivia, women in power, such as Indigenous mayor Bertha Quispe, often suffer political harassment and violence. Read a Spanish version of this article here. Bertha Quispe was 28-years-old when she was elected mayor of Collana, a small town in the Bolivian Altiplano of just over…
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DISILLUSIONMENT DRIVES RESISTANCE TO MORALES
Gisela Rodriguez reports for Socialist Worker: THE DAY after the United Nations Security Council met on September 26, I scrolled through my Facebook page for some news and gossip. I was surprised with the many posts praising President Evo Morales’s fiery UN speech against Trump. Someone commented: “Thank you Bolivia for sharing your wise and…
Decreased credibility of the TSE
El Diario reports: False militancy According to analysts, one of the main faults of the regulator is that the register of supporters is still manual Citizens waiting to be taken care of to erase their names of political parties, after the massive and inexplicable manipulation of the electoral roll. The scandal that was unleashed with…
Use of state assets for MAS activities
El Diario reports, photo from the internet: Opponents ask the OEP [Multi-national Electoral Body] for a report The Foreign Ministry affirms that the authority is of Public Works, which in turn does not respond. A representative of “bartolinas” assures that “she has no knowledge” and a vocal of the TED asserts that “by responsibility can…
Bolivia with the lowest agricultural yield
El Diario reports: Regional study of the World Bank Our country is at 0.3 on a scale of 1, in reference to the total cultivated land with respect to the suitable land AGRICULTURAL WORKS IN THE BOLIVIAN WEST, CARRIED OUT BY FAMILIES, MOSTLY FOR SELF-CONSUMPTION. Bolivia is at the bottom of the table of agricultural…
Catholic Church considers that racism has worsened
ERBOL reports: It warns a lot of intolerance Father José Fuentes. Photo: Iglesia Viva. The deputy secretary general of the Episcopal Conference of Bolivia, Father José Fuentes, considers that the problem of racism in the country during the process of change led by the current government has worsened, due to the increase in intolerance and…
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