By Juan José Toro, Brújula Digital: True to a style we’ve gotten used to more than 20 years later, Evo Morales has used the high proportion of null votes in the August 17 elections to claim that this is a “triumph of the Bolivian people.” The statement would make sense were it not for a…
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What Were We Thinking 20 Years Ago | En qué pensábamos hace 20 años
Editorial, El Día: We are what we think, and in Bolivia we have spent too many years trapped in a comfortable but false narrative. A narrative that, for decades, convinced us that being on the left meant being on the right side of history; that the State had to be big, generous, and omnipresent; that…
Changes in the High Military Command, landing of a Russian plane, and arrival of Venezuelans generate uncertainty just hours before the elections | Cambios en Alto Mando Militar, aterrizaje de avión ruso y llegada de venezolanos generan incertidumbre a horas de las elecciones
By Marco Antonio Belmonte, Vision 360: There are questions Former Defense Minister Javier Zabaleta called the change in the High Military Command an “absolute irresponsibility,” while the Conade warns of risks of election suspension and calls on opposition parties and civic groups to unite in defense of the vote. Conade calls for the defense of…
About a thousand exiles and another 200 political prisoners see the elections as a path to regain their freedom and return to the country | Unos mil exiliados y otros 200 presos políticos ven en las elecciones una vía para recuperar su libertad y volver al país
By Raúl Peñaranda, Brújula Digital: The legal proceedings stemmed from political and judicial conflicts, and both exiles and political prisoners view the electoral change as an opportunity to be tried with legal guarantees and return to Bolivia with the hope of a more impartial justice system. San Pedro prison in La Paz. Photo: Social Media….
Bicentennial in solitude: the clear image of the failure of the “diplomacy of the peoples” | Bicentenario en soledad: la nítida postal del fracaso de la “diplomacia de los pueblos”
By Windsor Hernani, Visión 360: Without a doubt, we must rise from the ashes to rebuild the Republic of Bolivia, because that is the legacy left by masismo—ashes, nothing but ashes! The absence of heads of state at Bolivia’s bicentennial, with attendance limited to Honduras’ president, is not a mere protocol anecdote. It reflects the structural…
Arrival of Venezuelans Sparks Concern: Civic Committee in Santa Cruz Requests Information from Immigration | Llegada de Venezolanos desata inquietud: El Comité Cívico cruceño solicita información a Migración
By Erbol, El Dia: According to unofficial reports, this group allegedly arrived in the early hours of August 5 without passing through Immigration control, prompting suspicion among passengers who took photographs of the presumed foreigners. The president of the Pro Santa Cruz Civic Committee, Stello Cochamanidis The president of the Pro Santa Cruz Civic Committee,…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 