By Karen Longaric, El Deber: Legally, the condition of interdict is defined as “the state of a person who has been judicially declared incapable of exercising certain rights, either by reason of a crime or for another cause provided for by law. This civil phrase is also used to indicate the suspension of office or…
Tag: political persecution
Unbridled Hunger for Power | Hambre desenfrenada de poder
By Carlos Toranzo Roca, Brujula Digital: Evo Morales threatens to block the country’s roads if he is not allowed to run as a candidate. What does he want? According to his cynicism, he wants the full enforcement of the Constitution, a clean and independent judiciary, no judicial coup, the government not using the judiciary as…
The Disarray | El desbarajuste
By Manfredo Kempff Suárez, Eju.tv: The government has been claiming that a “soft coup” is underway to end its administration and that it has sufficient evidence to support this claim. We don’t know if the president and his cabinet are confusing the terms and instead of a “soft coup,” what they see is the gradual…
We need transparency on the economic situation | Necesitamos transparencia sobre la situación económica
By Marisol Esthela Alvarado Flores: Conade calls to return to the roundabouts in Santa Cruz and joins the mobilization of trade unions and transport workers A march of Conade members. Photo: RRSS (referential) The National Defense of Democracy Council (Conade) called on Thursday night to return to the roundabouts in the capital city of Santa…
MAS Cheap Politicking 101 – Politiquería barata del MAS 101
By Manfredo Kempff, El Deber: Race or Power? From the predominantly indigenous Upper Peru and later independent Bolivia, a progressively more mestizo nation emerged over time, with some cities where an important Criollo patronage of Hispanic lineage existed and dominated. Without statistics at hand, it can be estimated that at the beginning of the last…
¿Quo vadis Bolivia?
By Antonio Saravia, Brujula Digital: To the precipice. Yes, for our infinite misfortune, the country is walking, almost running, towards a deep abyss. At this point, there are no doubts about Arce and his cronies’ objective. It is clear that they are not interested in democracy, the economy, or the ordinary people suffering the crisis…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 