By Gisela Derpic, Brujula Digital: It’s disheartening to go through the media and social networks for those who are interested in what’s happening and gather information to understand where they stand. To comprehend their world. Within it, their country. Ours. The one that will celebrate its 200th year of foundation in 2025 in a calamitous…
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MAS violently attacks the media | MAS ataca violentamente a los medios de comunicación
By Marisol Alvarado, Vision 360: In response to attacks on journalists during the “evista” march, press organizations demand guarantees A press release from the ANP indicates that by the night of Thursday, the 19th, a total of nine press workers had experienced violence and violations of press freedom. Media Coverage. Photo: RC Bolivia The National…
Violence between two groups of MAS supporters, in addition to attacking the media | Violencia entre dos grupos de masistas además agrediendo a los medios
By Mery Vaca, Sumando Voces, Brujula Digital: A journalist was brutally beaten, and another reporter was censored during a pro-government march There was violence between two groups of MAS supporters/APG Two journalists suffered attacks during protests led by supporters of Evo Morales and Luis Arce on Tuesday, which resulted in a clash between militants in…
Bolivia, Is it a Failed State? | Bolivia, ¿Es un Estado fallido?
By Carlos Dabdoub Arrien, Eju.tv: The Bolivian state has adopted various styles of government in the past hundred years. Some of them have been known as liberalism, nationalism, military dictatorship, neoliberalism, or populism. However, none of them have adequately resolved the country’s economic, political, social, and cultural situation, to the point where, nowadays, people speak…
The State is neither Evo nor Lucho | El Estado no es ni Evo ni Lucho
Editorial, El Deber: “I am the State,” is the phrase attributed to Louis XIV, the absolutist king of France, when he imposed his power with a heavy hand against any rebellion attempt. Four hundred years later, another politician acts under the same logic: Evo Morales, who claims that marching to impose his own candidacy is…
The Ponchos Rojos have set up roadblocks at least in five points in La Paz | Ponchos Rojos instalan bloqueos en al menos cinco puntos carreteros de La Paz
By Erbol, Opinion: According to their leaders, they will not lift their protest until government authorities step down and call for early general elections. Since early this Monday, the Federación Sindical Única de Trabajadores Campesinos de La Paz “Tupac Katari” has begun blocking roads at various points throughout the department of La Paz, demanding the…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 