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Tsimane Indigenous People Give 24 Hours for Mining Companies to Leave the Maniqui River | Indígenas Tsimanes dan 24 horas para salida de empresas mineras que operan en el río Maniqui

By ANF, Eju.tv: The Grand Tsimane Council gave a 24-hour deadline for illegally operating mining companies to leave; during an inspection, dredges were observed in the Maniqui River in the department of Beni. Tsimane Indigenous people. Photo: Captura “A dredge was seen working in the Maniqui River, and that has caused us concern. That’s why…

“Masismo” destroyed judicial independence | “Masismo” destruyó la independencia judicial

By El Diario: Legislators affirm: The case involving the alleged judicial consortium, which implicates former Minister César Siles along with several judges and magistrates, is a consequence of the institutional destruction caused by the governments of the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS), a party that used the justice system to benefit some and politically persecute others,…

Back to the present | Volver al presente

By Oscar Antezana Malpartida, El Día: The current chaos unleashed by the MAS (Evo supported by Andrónico and Arce as passive accomplice) is shedding light on a possible future after August 17. We could return to the present if the opposition does not unite and voters do not become aware of the power of their…

The Gold Mining Dredges Are Cornering the Manuripi Amazon Reserve in Bolivia | Las dragas de la minería del oro acorralan a la reserva amazónica Manuripi en Bolivia

By Iván Paredes Tamayo/ Mongabay Latam, La Region: At the beginning of 2025, illegal mining even entered the Manuripi reserve. Although there were military operations, the dredges withdrew to nearby areas. With only five park rangers for more than 700,000 hectares, communities denounce fuel smuggling and lack of oversight. Illegal mining knows no borders. That…

Elections or Coup d’État | Elecciones o golpe de Estado

By Carlos Toranzo Roca, Brujula Digital: In 2003, Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada was forced to resign. The social mobilizations were not innocent; they wanted to oust him from power. El Mallku explicitly said they had rebelled and that government personnel were ambushed in Warisata to overthrow the government. The mobilizations in El Alto were not…

Urgent measures proposed to stabilize the economy | Plantean medidas urgentes para estabilizar la economía

By El Diario: They must be short-term and based on a political pact In light of the difficult situation Bolivia is going through, economists are proposing urgent short-term measures and a political pact to stabilize the economy and make it to August; otherwise, the country could fall into a coma and the situation would worsen….