By Miguel Calderon, X: Dear Bolivian people, Today, I find myself forced to address you from a position I never imagined being in: a victim of yet another unjust abduction and a flagrant abuse of power by the government. I have been made a political prisoner, a trophy for those who fear the truth and…
Tag: democracy in peril
Pititas 101: Political persecution and a collapsing MAS | Persecución política y un masismo que se desploma
By Juan Carlos Veliz, Eju.tv: How did Bolivia’s so-called “Revolution of the Pititas” end up in a terrorism trial? The oral trial that was to begin today in a court in the city of La Paz was postponed until October 17 because the Penitentiary Regime did not transfer the main defendants in the case. The…
Bolivian democracy, between life and death | Democracia boliviana, entre la vida y la muerte
By Andres Gomez, Brujula Digital: For more than four decades, “democracy” has been the most repeated word in the country, but perhaps the least understood. This October 10, democracy will turn 42 years old in Bolivia. In October 2019, Bolivians were on the verge of losing it. The risk remains. To preserve and defend it…
Jeanine Añez asks Evo Morales to face “his crimes without crying” | Jeanine Añez le pide a Evo Morales que afronte “sus delitos sin llorar”
Brujula Digital Former President Jeanine Añez. Photo: Video Screenshot From prison, former President Jeanine Añez demanded that MAS leader and former President Evo Morales face “his crimes without crying.” Through her X account, the former president told Morales that “the pedophile’s and criminal issue is called statutory rape, a major crime against minors; it is…
A Fascist Named Evo | Un facho llamado Evo
By Juan José Toro Montoya, Brujula Digital: Researcher Kevin Passmore defines fascism as “a set of ideologies and practices that seeks to place the nation, defined in exclusive biological, cultural, and/or historical terms, above all other sources of loyalty, and to create a mobilized national community.” Marxists, on the other hand, maintain the definition approved…
Reconstruction is Now in the Hands of Citizens, Not Politicians | Reconstrucción de la nación no está ya en manos de los políticos, sino de los ciudadanos
By Renzo Abruzzese, Brujula Digital: The Possible Unity The possibility of Evo Morales attempting to overthrow the government of his former Minister of Economy is entirely utopian. For Evo Morales, coming to power through democratic means is critical, just as it is for other candidates who wish to challenge MAS in any of its forms….
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 