Raúl Peñaranda escribe en Página Siete: Olvídense del audio en el que Evo Morales anuncia que dejará a las ciudades sin alimentos. Dejen de lado las acusaciones de que promovió casos de enfrentamiento entre bolivianos. No tomen en cuenta las sindicaciones de que protegió al narcotráfico. El verdadero talón de Aquiles del expresidente se llama…
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A tyrant named Evo Morales – Un tirano llamado Evo Morales
Enrique Fernández García writes for El Dia, picture below from the internet [versión en español, más abajo]: Words of combat A tyrant named Evo Morales Even if it is no consolation, I clarify that I never considered him a reliable person, worse still worthy of the support at the polls. Since his time in the…
Bolivia election: “Morales is buying time”
France 24 reports: As confusion over Sunday’s election results grew, violent protests erupted in cities across Bolivia. France 24 journalist David Gormezano recently visited the country to understand how how it has developed under president Evo Morales, who is seeking an unprecedented fourth term in office. https://www.france24.com/en/video/20191022-bolivia-election-morales-is-buying-time
Bolivia: Authorities must respect the right to peaceful protest
Amnesty International reports: In response to the Bolivian authorities’ repressive reaction to demonstrations by people who believe there was fraud in the recent elections, Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas director at Amnesty International, said: “Instead of replicating the sad scenes of violent repression that we have seen in great swathes of Latin America in recent weeks, the…
India expects in Bolivia: Violent confrontation between protesters and central government security forces …
Bolivian Thoughts opinion: Let’s prove the New Delhi Times wrong! Even though, we are certainly repudiating evo’s ludicrous desire to perpetuate himself in power, despite having lost a National Referendum where we said NO! Bolivia is a peaceful society and we do not expect violence … unless Maduro’s acolyte pushes the police to engage violently…
Ten years on, family of Irishman killed in Bolivia still wait for answers
Tom Hennigan reports for The Irish Times: Investigation into death of Michael Dwyer in police raid held up by ‘farcical’ related trial Michael Dwyer: The Bolivian state’s version of what happened leading up to and during the police raid in which Dwyer was killed has been contradicted by eyewitnesses and leaked video from inside…
