Renzo Abruzzese, Pagina Siete: Evo and the coup It usually happens -said Zavaleta- that the most reactionary calls produce a completely democratic effect. This is exactly what has happened with the theory of the coup that the Arce-Morales regime intends to install in Bolivian social subjectivity. The more intensive and extensive the attempt to spread…
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Bolivia: “cruel” and “inhuman” treatment against Añez – «trato cruel» e «inhumano» contra Añez
Pagina Siete: They denounce “cruel” and “inhuman” treatment against Añez The Legal Office for Women, a Non-Governmental Organization that for more than 50 years has worked in the defense of women, denounced this Sunday “serious abuses” and “illegal actions” in the apprehension of former President Jeanine Añez, who is in preventive detention in the Miraflores…
Lawless course – Camino sin ley
Opinion by Editorial Board, The Washington Post: The Bolivian government is on a lawless course. Its democracy must be preserved. ONLY A FEW months ago, the Andean nation of Bolivia seemed to be on its way to healing, after a year that had thrown its political future into jeopardy. Luis Arce, a candidate of the…
Luis Arce’s Broken Promise in Bolivia
Raul Penaranda, Americas Quarterly: The arrest of his predecessor on terrorism charges is the latest step by Arce’s government to set off alarms. LA PAZ – When Luis Arce took office as Bolivia’s president last November, he promised to “rebuild the country in unity” after years of divisive politics. He signaled a willingness to build…
Revenge – MAS – Venganza
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…
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…
