Ilya Fortún, Brujula Digital: The MAS playing on another court The crisis of representation throughout the political spectrum (both in the ruling party and in the opposition), marks the exhaustion of a relatively long cycle that began after the collapse of the previous political system, around the year 2000. The Movement towards Socialism, which was…
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Charges of sedition and conspiracy against Añez | Cargos de sedición y conspiración contra Añez
Erbol, El Diario: Prosecutor’s Office withdraws charges of sedition and conspiracy against Añez in Coup I case The Prosecutor’s Office has ordered the dismissal of the former president of the State, Jeanine Añez Chávez, for the crimes of sedition and conspiracy in the case called coup d’état I, in which she still must face a…
The cries of the wolf | Los lamentos del lobo
Manfredo Kempff, El Deber: If we did not know Evo Morales, many of us would be dismayed by his lamentations or even some of us would start crying. He speaks from his radio Kawsachum Coca, in his Sunday program, and leaves the impression that an honest and inexperienced, as well as upright citizen, has been…
Is Evo Morales against the country? | ¿Está Evo Morales contra el país?
Editorial, El Deber: In the complex political landscape of Bolivia, the figure of former president Evo Morales has become a prominent protagonist and opponent, since his former Minister of Economy Luis Arce assumed the Presidency. The recent decision of the Plurinational Constitutional Court (TCP) to annul the indefinite presidential re-election has marked a milestone, leaving…
Human Rights Watch says it found no evidence against Camacho for terrorism and that the accusation against Áñez is “unfounded” | Human Rights Watch dice que no halló pruebas contra Camacho por terrorismo y que la acusación contra Áñez es “infundada”
Edwin Condori, El Deber: Furthermore, Human Rights Watch states that “Arce has not kept his promise to reform the Justice Department to guarantee its independence from politics.” In a report, Human Rights Watch assured that it reviewed the documents of the arrest of the governor of Santa Cruz, Luis Fernando Camacho, and that “it found…
Masismo (MAS) = Drug trafficking in a failed state | Narcotráfico en un estado fallido
Yolanda Mamani Cayo, El Deber: They see 6 weaknesses that make Bolivia “fertile territory” for a crisis like that of Ecuador Drug trafficking activity is identified as the main point and around which other crimes are unleashed and have penetrated the spheres of power, according to the analysis of experts. The Government denies it, but…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 