Opinion reports that the six elected indigenous congress-persons to the National Assembly, are working in a draft law document that intends to protect the TIPNIS from the road construction, said Bienvenido Zacu, representing the Guarayo people. Zacu said they are still working in such document (70% done) and whenever is ready, it will be submitted to the President of…
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Bolivian society perception regarding TIPNIS struggle…
Today, Bolivian Thoughts in an Emerging World has picked three cartoons that appeared on 10/4/11; they best represent current state of play regarding the TIPNIS protest-walk towards La Paz, and the awkward and changing discourse of current Bolivian government. This cartoon is from El Diario, it portrays how the Chapare region where coca leafs is…
Forgiveness is over, government is back in business!
During two days, this week, current Bolivian president called for press conferences, asking for forgiveness for the violent police actions against the Tipnis group; this weekend, being sorry for the government was long over! Government officials are back in business, promoting the so-called Judicial “elections” and finger-pointing to anyone else but themselves on the wrong way they are…
Bolivian vox populi: reunited!… thanks to TIPNIS
This cartoon appeared today in El Diario, it represents what most, if not all, Bolivians feel about th ongoing struggle of the indigenous people from the TIPNIS who are fighting against a road construction that intends to cut their territory in half. The first person says: “…the ‘Evo’ in all these years has accomplished in…
TIPNIS group is in La Paz! read about their Resolution
Over 42 days of struggle took the TIPNIS protest-walk group to reach the department of La Paz. Almost a week ago from the violent repression near Yucumo, over 500 indigenous people from TIPNIS re-started the protest-walk today October 1st early in the morning from Quiquibey, Beni; by nightfall they are resting in Villa Delicia, La Paz…
La Paz is divided! TIPNIS was the detonator
The stronghold of current government is divided; for many years La Paz showed nothing but support to current government policies. Today around noon time, a group of highlanders, campesinos from rural La Paz, from Aymara origin marched in downtown La Paz city; showing support to current Bolivian president. Support marches like this one happened many times…
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