Andres Gomez, Página Siete: Justice? No it’s revenge –Did someone do justice to me and other people? On the contrary, I even lost my job– a person told me who was a victim of violence promoted by the elite of the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) in November 2019. Hours later I learned that prosecutors and…
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The game is over – El juego ha terminado
Renzo Abruzzese, Pagina Siete: The game is over. That could be a good title to express the defeat of the MAS in the sub-national elections. The game that the masista regime played happily and without any modesty for almost three decades ended. The threats, intimidation, the “carrying” of electoral mercenaries, the infinity of lies and…
Bye evo – Chau evo
Rafael Archondo, Pagina Siete: The decline of the blue strategist The mayors, councilors, governors and departmental assembly members who will leave their posts next May are the sub-national authorities that have governed or legislated the longest in their jurisdictions. The political crisis of 2019 gave them an additional year of management. Only some such as…
Bolivia: Amnesty Decree Opens the Door to Impunity – Decreto de amnistía permite la impunidad
Human Rights Watch, UN: Appears Designed to Favor Government Supporters (Washington, DC, March 11, 2021) – A presidential decree approved by Bolivia’s Congress in February 2021 opens the door to impunity for serious crimes, Human Rights Watch said today. The decree provides a blanket amnesty to people prosecuted during the previous government for crimes related to…
Women in situations of violence – Mujeres en situación de violencia
Pagina Siete: They offer a virtual map of contacts to help women in situations of violence It is a service of the Life Without Violence project, of the Swiss Cooperation in Bolivia. Where can a woman who is in a situation of violence turn in the municipalities? The Life Without Violence project, of the Cooperation…
5 days after the one year anniversary of the pandemic, Bolivia accumulates 253,297 positive cases
Five days away from the one year anniversary of the coronavirus pandemic, Bolivia accumulates 253,297 infected and 11,789 deaths because of this disease, according to the data update of the Ministry of Health, issued this Friday night. The report indicates that 937 new positives and 28 deaths were registered on this day. Santa Cruz, with 298…
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