Marco Aquino, Reuters: Peru bans Bolivia’s Evo Morales as political crisis simmers LIMA, Jan 9 (Reuters) – Peru barred Bolivia’s socialist former president, Evo Morales, from entering its territory on Monday, Peru’s government announced in a statement, a decision Morales later derided as an attack meant to distract from rights violations. The move to ban…
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It’s not Camacho, it’s democracy – No es Camacho,es la democracia
Editorial, Página Siete: The governor of Santa Cruz, Luis Fernando Camacho, represents one of the radical poles of Bolivian politics and is not a leader who is capable of uniting the democratic forces of the country, however, his violent arrest and subsequent sending to jail of Chonchocoro has aroused the indignation and protest of a…
Camacho is serving 8 days in prison and there are protests in five regions | Camacho cumple 8 días en prisión y hay protestas en cinco regiones
Mauricio Quiroz, El Deber: Yesterday there was a mobilization of “white handkerchiefs” led by parishioners from various churches and another that came from the Valleys. From the MAS they say that they “waste time” and request jail for other leaders Governor Luis Fernando Camacho was arrested eight days ago and since then the tension, violence…
Bolivia Farm Region Blocks Borders, Grain Transport as Protests Lead to Clashes | Región agrícola boliviana bloquea fronteras y transporte de granos mientras protestas conducen a enfrentamientos
Riot police officers clash with demonstrators as protests following the arrest of Santa Cruz governor and right-wing opposition leader Luis Fernando Camacho over an alleged coup in 2019 continue in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, January 2, 2023. | Agentes de la policía antidisturbios chocan con los manifestantes mientras continúan las protestas tras el…
The meaning of Santa Cruz | El significado de Santa Cruz
Editorial, Los Tiempos: There is no doubt that Santa Cruz has set the public agenda for the year that has just ended. In the first place, if it were not for this region, the Government would have imposed a decree for the postponement of the National Population and Housing Census, which was to be carried…
Time of stress and uncertainty | Tiempo de tensión e incertidumbre
Editorial, El Deber: Luis Fernando Camacho Vaca spent his third night in Chonchocoro, the maximum security prison in La Paz. The appeal to preventive detention is still pending, but nothing good can be expected from the Bolivian justice system, clearly submissive to the instructions of the MAS government. In a virtual hearing, with a judge…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 