Pablo Ortiz writes for El Deber: Weak, small, vulnerable, isolated from the help of cities by the bad condition of the roads, but firm in its intention to reach La Paz and fulfil the mandate to give their message to the world: the TIPNIS is not split apart. Thus it is the indigenous March after 23…
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TIPNIS facing “dirty war” lets show our support!!
Current government continues to put pressure against the 9th protest-walk in defense of the TIPNIS, this cartoon is from El Dia, May 10, 2012: Title “how it costs to defend nature…” As you see the TIPNIS’ defenders uphill struggle (literally) while the police is restraining them; right behind them the coca growers with their relentless…
Remember the saying… “as stubborn as a …”?
Bolivia continues to face strikes, blockades and this behavior is chaotic, anarchic and damaging to our economy and daily lives; an excerpt follows of what was published by Pagina Siete: President Evo Morales insisted Thursday the construction of the Villa Tunari-San Ignacio de Moxos road that will cross by the TIPNIS; and that professionals and…
TIPNIS group bypasses San Ignacio as it was barbed-wire by intransigent people
ANF reports and is published (around noontime today) in Los Tiempos website: A column of 30 police officers escorted the passage of the ninth indigenous March in defense of the TIPNIS which managed to overcome the blocking point for entering San Ignacio de Moxos, while some people of the town and surroundings were shouting in…
TIPNIS protest-walk in the verge of violence; as of May 8, 2012
It is 9:16 and El Deber’s website reports that the protest-walk has decided to enter San Ignacio de Moxos, the people blockading the access remain blockading, please be alert as I will tweet developments as they evolve… Pablo Ortiz reports for El Deber. Along the article, I am inserting a number of cartoons that portray…
Former ally accuses current government of generating the social conflicts
Pagina Siete reports: [The former ally of current government, the political party] Without Fear Movement [MSM] issued a statement on the recent social developments, which points out that conflicts are caused and promoted by the Government of President Evo Morales. The document – entitled “the origin of social conflicts is the plan of repositioning the…
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