El Diario reports: Journalist’s resignation to save radio station The journalist Amalia Pando announced her resignation from the leadership of a news program on Erbol, a Catholic radio in La Paz, which for a decade imprinted a questioning journalism style, analysis and reporting of abuse of power. “Because I want to facilitate the possibility of…
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Bolivian press under persecution by current central government! WTH!?
ANP reports in El Dia: Freedom of the press Demand cessation of persecution The National Press Association of Bolivia expressed a claim for the cessation of tax persecution of independent media faced difficult financial situation resulting from the audit processes. On the World Day of Press Freedom, the ANP alert the Bolivian media are the…
Human Rights Council and the Universal Periodic Review for Bolivia
Human Rights Council adopts outcomes of Universal Periodic Review of Bolivia, Fiji, and San Marino … The Human Rights Council met on March 18, 2015. And as it was expected, the Bolivian government managed to receive praises, even on indigenous affairs, forgetting the brutal police aggression on the TIPNIS people at Chaparina, and the ongoing repression…
Bolivian authoritarian regime now intends to control environmental NGOs
From El Diario: MAS aims to control ‘environmental” NGOs The Senator of the movement toward socialism (MAS), Eugenio Rojas, reported yesterday that the Government does not rule out the control of the “environmental” non governmental organizations (NGOs)”, since they want to “grab” of the national reserves, the territories of indigenous peoples of the lowlands and…
Bolivia’s freedom ef expression under threat by ruling ochlocracy!
El Deber and EFE reports on political persecution and threats to freedom of speech! CHANNEL 33 OF COCHABAMBA IAPA condemns intimidation to a journalist Marianela Montenegro said that the channel was raided for criticizing the Government The Inter American Press Association (IAPA, SIP in Spanish) yesterday denounced the acts of “intimidation and persecution” of Bolivian authorities…
Bolivia experiences restrictions on freedom of expression, thanks to current central gov!
Armando Mendez Morales writes for Pagina Siete: Restrictions on freedom of expression At the heart of the Government of the MAS, there is a dangerous political current based on an archaic ideological vision, even China some time ago and more recently Cuba discarded it. This current, imposed, would do great harm to the future economic…
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