By Erbol: AGENCIA DE NOTICIAS AMBIENTALES Under the title Illegal Gold Mining in Yanacachi: From Attacks on Environmental Defenders to the Criminalization of Flower Producers, the documentary by Jimena Mercado and Adriana Gutiérrez narrates, in 45 minutes, the multiple socio-environmental impacts of extractive activities in the pre-Columbian municipality, as well as the systematic attacks on defenders…
Tag: human rights
Repression and manipulation take the place of truth in the country | Represión y manipulación suplen a la verdad en el país
By El Diario: In the face of irregular arrests In light of irregularities denounced in the arrests of lawyer Jorge Valda and others implicated in an alleged coup conspiracy, the citizen group Sovereignty and Freedom (Sol.bo), through an official statement, warns that “Bolivia is heading down a dangerous path of democratic regression” in which repression…
Jorge Valda embraced his wife after being declared free | Jorge Valda se fundió en un abrazo con su esposa tras declararse su libertad
By Unitel Digital: Valda’s release was ordered this Saturday following a virtual hearing held in the city of La Paz, in accordance with the court’s ruling Jorge Valda was taken to La Paz for his hearing In a virtual hearing, Judge Eddy Junior Flores ordered the release of lawyer Jorge Valda, who had been apprehended…
Voz Liberal Bolivia expresses support for Dunn and rejects “political persecution” against those who “think differently” | Voz Liberal Bolivia expresa respaldo a Dunn y rechaza “persecución política” contra quienes “piensan diferente”
By Carlos Quisbert, Vision 360: Statement The organization also expressed its support for Jorge Valda and his family, describing his arrest as a “kidnapping and arbitrary detention.” The analyst Jaime Dunn was named in a video produced by the Ministry of Government. Photo: Jaime Dunn The organization Voz Liberal Bolivia issued a statement expressing its…
Forgotten Rights to Work and Free Movement | Olvidados derechos al trabajo y al libre tránsito
Editorial, El Diario: Since 2006, when the MAS (Movement for Socialism) came to power, it has often been asserted that “the rights to protest, work, and free movement are respected.” According to these claims, the legal order is supposedly upheld in our country, but the roadblocks initiated by the pro-Evo sector in more than ten…
Incendiary laws with police repression, arrest of an activist | Leyes incendiarias con represión policial, captura de activista
Brujula Digital: March against incendiary laws faces harsh police repression, they use tear gas and arrest an activist Demonstration marched through the city’s main streets. Photo: APG Hundreds of activists mobilized on Wednesday night in the city of La Paz, demanding action against the fires that have devastated nearly four million hectares of forests and…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 