The Week This past week, Evo Morales’s supporters paralyzed the country By Milan Sime Martinic Bolivian President Luis Arce, center, and his Vice President David Choquehuanca, left, wave to supporters from a presidential palace balcony | AP High in the Andes mountains, the air is thin. Opportunities are scarce. Held together by strong regional societal…
Tag: police and judicial corruption
Political and mental blockage | Bloqueo político y mental
Editorial, El Deber: Blocking roads is, without a doubt, the most undemocratic protest measure that can exist, and Bolivia can more than attest to the perverse consequences that this pressure measure has left throughout recent history. In August 2020, a general road blockade, in the midst of the Covid 19 pandemic, prevented the arrival of…
Political persecution – Erwin Bazán – Persecución política
El Diario: “They are prosecuting me because I denounce corruption, drug trafficking and I am anti-masista” The motives for carrying out the criminal and civil proceedings against the opposition deputy Erwin Bazán, Creemos, by the Minister of Government, Eduardo Del Castillo, are the complaints of corruption, drug trafficking in political power and his “anti-masista” party…
The mockery of January 22 | La mofa del 22 de enero
Manfredo Kempff., El Deber: The mockery of January 22 The January 22 holiday is a mockery, it is the biggest rant that has been made on historical issues in the country and that should no longer be allowed. January 22 is not remembered as Plurinational State Day; t is a lie, because what is being…
Illegal jaguar trade | Comercio ilegal de jaguares
Romi Castagnino, Mongabay: Uncovering the illegal jaguar trade in Bolivia with Emi Kondo | Mongabay Sessions by Romi Castagnino on 23 January 2024 In the latest episode of Mongabay Sessions, Romi Castagnino, associate video producer at Mongabay, talks with director Emi Kondo about her wildlife documentary, Jaguar Spirit: An Awakening Journey. This documentary delves into the illicit trade of jaguars…
The plurinational and the irrational | Lo plurinacional y lo irracional
Editorial, Correo del Sur: Division: that was the characteristic of the 15th celebration that former president Evo Morales took out of the blue in 2010 as one of the many changes that were introduced in the country in order to satisfy his insatiable egomania. In reality, January 22 is not the anniversary of the founding…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 