By Fabian Aguirre: If Mexican writer Juan Miguel Zunzunegui had been born in Bolivia, he would have written a book similar to Masiosare, The Strange Enemy using Bolivian language. The book refers to a phrase from the Mexican national anthem: “But if a foreign enemy dares to profane your soil with their foot, think, oh beloved homeland, that…
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Growing criticism of the Paz–Lara ticket, warning of instability due to contradictions and demagoguery | Crece la crítica al binomio Paz–Lara y advierten riesgo de inestabilidad por contradicciones y demagogia
By Erbol: PDC SPOKESMAN CALLS FOR REFLECTION FROM LARA A duo that’s sparking controversy in political circles. Photo/taken from the internet The presidential ticket of Rodrigo Paz and Edman Lara is stirring controversy in political circles, with various actors warning that it poses a risk of instability for the country due to internal contradictions and…
Nothing to propose, nothing for the future. Just the pleasure of attacking, dividing, setting fires | Nada de propuestas, nada de futuro. Solo el goce de atacar, de dividir, de incendiar
Editorial, El Dia: Silence means consent Edman Lara holds nothing back. One day he claims he stands above Rodrigo Paz and that he should have been the presidential candidate. The next, he boasts of making Paz win, while lashing out at the private sector and promising to raise the Renta Dignidad to 2,000 bolivianos—something that…
Intellectual drought, incoherent “loyalties,” and then they complain about turncoats? | Sequía intelectual, “lealtades” incoherentes, ¿y luego se quejan de transfugio?
By Visión 360: 21 elected legislators belong to parties different from the ones that nominated them In the case of the PDC, 4 are members of MAS, 3 of the FRI, and 2 of Morena. On the side of Alianza Libre, there are affiliates in the MTS, the PDC, MAS, Súmate, and ADN (one in…
Áñez and 12 others accused in the Senkata case released; victims protest | Áñez y otros 12 acusados del caso Senkata logran salir en libertad y las víctimas protestan
By Marco Antonio Chuquimia, El Deber: Senkata victims were present at the hearing Some of the accused who are abroad attended virtually. In the same hearing, the judge ordered that Jeanine Áñez be tried through a trial of responsibilities. The Fourth Sentencing Court of El Alto declared itself incompetent to hear the case against former…
Debate: Was preventive detention during the MAS era used as a weapon of political persecution? | ¿La detención preventiva en la era del MAS fue usada como arma de persecución política?
By Mauricio Quiroz, El Deber: At least 30,000 preventive detainees exist in the country. Councilor Spencer said that there is an order to review all cases throughout the national territory. The issue of preventive detention in Bolivia has returned to the center of debate after the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) decided to order a…
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