Manfredo Kempff, El Diario: That Jeanine Añez Chávez, from Beni, white, as well as nice, had assumed command of the nation, in November 2019, occupying the place that Evo Morales cowardly abandoned, must have caused immense pain among the mestizo and indigenous masismo that could not bear this insult. That a camba took possession of…
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Bolivia: UN Rapporteur says Áñez’s conviction tinted with political meddling
MercoPress: Former Peruvian Foreign Minister Diego García-Sayán has said he saw politics had meddled in the judicial ruling whereby former Bolivian interim President Janine Àñez was sentenced to ten years in jail for crimes against the Constitution. The United Nations Special Rapporteur for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers said he saw a “political intervention”…
What makes us feel Bolivian? | ¿Qué nos hace sentir bolivianos?
El Diario: The polarization that the country is experiencing from the confrontation between two political views on identity has led a group of young analysts to debate the differences and coincidences that exist in society to answer the question: What makes us feel Bolivian?, in the forum organized by the Fides News Agency (ANF). The…
A politicized and unjust conviction | Una condena politizada e injusta
Editorial, Los Tiempos: Without a shadow of a doubt, an injustice has been committed against the former constitutional president of Bolivia, Jeanine Áñez, by sentencing her to 10 years in prison. More than a criminal process, all the actions of the justice system submitted to the ruling party, and specifically to the head of the…
The entire Bolivia will pay in life the sentence against Jeanine Añez | Bolivia entera pagará en vida la condena contra Jeanine Añez
Loreto Correa, Página Siete: Rarely in contemporary history does one find situations like that of Jeanine Añez. As much as one looks for evidence that condemns it, the conclusion we reach is that it is a legal political montage without comparison. An embarrassment for all Bolivians. The decision to take her to trial, her imprisonment,…
The violated rights of Áñez | Los derechos vulnerados de Áñez
Editorial, Los Tiempos: So far in the twisted and spurious trial of former president Jeanine Áñez, called “Coup d’etat II”, numerous rights have been violated that an impartial court would be careful not to validate with a conviction, as has been anticipated, but that is inconsequential for these judges determined to condemn her as soon…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 