As you read the article below, please remember that over 700 Bolivians fled Bolivia due to political persecution over the last twelve years. Same time in which corruption and narcotrafficking bloomed under the coca caudillo leadership. Over $160 billion dollars were wasted and our foreign debt is reaching $10 billion dollars. There are many journalist…
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IAPA Rejects Free Official Advertising Imposed By Bolivian Government
The Inter American Press Association reports: IAPA Rejects Free Official Advertising Imposed By Bolivian Government MIAMI, Florida (January 31, 2018)—The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today expressed concern at the issuing of a recent official decree by Bolivia’s President Evo Morales that requires all news media to distribute government messages free of charge, without distinguishing…
Bolivia wants and will fight for free social networks despite the egocentric masista!
Pagina Siete reports: IN THE SIGHTS Free social networks Social networks are an important area of freedom in Bolivia, so the idea of MAS deputy Julio Huaraya to regulate its operation has caused alert. For the sake of democracy, of the country and of the MAS itself, a day after the announcement, the pro-government bloc…
Bolivian Government distorts information: Criticism of Country’s Treatment of Journalists as Colonialism
Sabrina Martin reports for PanAm Post: Bolivian Government Dismisses Criticism of Country’s Treatment of Journalists as Colonialism The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) is urging Bolivian President Evo Morales to comply with freedom of press laws and not stigmatize the work of journalists. During the association’s 73rd General Assembly, it denounced attacks on reporters and the media, demanding that the justice system in Bolivia…
Bolivia: No Easy Way Forward, With or Without Morales
Americas Quarterly reports: Bolivia: No Easy Way Forward, With or Without Morales BY OLIVER STUENKEL Even as Bolivia’s president flirts with authoritarianism, the opposition is failing to offer a real alternative. Bolivia’s President Evo Morales has long been seen as a benign (and, ultimately, successful) version of Latin American left-wing leadership. Questionable international partnerships and…
Top Bolivian NGO facing eviction – given just days to move archive
David Hill reports for The Guardian: Top Bolivian NGO facing eviction – given just days to move archive Director of CEDIB in Cochabamba says they’re being punished for criticising natural resource exploitation and other government policies. One of Bolivia’s leading social and environmental organisations has been plunged into crisis after being told it must clear…
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