“They were the infiltrates” is Humberto Vacaflor’s article in El Deber today [inside brackets like this go some clarifications and my opinion]: President Evo Morales has just revealed the deeper truth about their government: the infiltrates are guilty of everything. This was the explanation that the Bolivians were waiting, because they could not understand how all these…
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TIPNIS as the major headache of current Bolivian government
This cartoon is from La Prensa (10/15/11), it illustrates the frustration, desperation and belligerence of current government, regarding the rightful and legal claim of the TIPNIS population. Here, you can see a tunnel to La Paz, and the government saying “My last attempt, few days for their arrival” The legal advisor for APG (Guarani People Association)…
Bolivian society’s perception about Judicial “elections”
This cartoon is from El Diario, it shows this Friday how Bolivian society feels about the so-called “elections” for the Judicial System. People (blind) are going to take a dive into the Judicial elections, they do not know exactly who to vote for, as most of us do not know the candidates. On top of…
TIPNIS update as of October 14, 2011
The TIPNIS protest-walk has started walking up, to the highlands. The group started walking today around 6am, they are marching from Yolosa (69 kilometers away from La Paz city) and intend to reach Sacramento town. A leader from the Beni Indigenous People (CPIB), Wilma Mendoza is asking for solidarity to the organizations that are supporting this…
Monday briefs: A H1N1; TIPNIS; blockades; copper mega mine
Flu, A H1H1: Health Minister, Nila Heredia reported for this year four deaths as of Monday, October 10; and around 600 cases that tested positive to the virus A H1N1 in Bolivia. Heredia explained that number of people sick with this flu was as a result of high concentrations of people during the Fexpo in Santa…
TIPNIS succeeded rejecting “short law” and will continue to walk
The TIPNIS protest-walk group has met with some assembly (congress) representatives and rejected the law that current government tried to enforce. Over 1,000 indigenous people are marching and their resolve is stronger than ever. The so-called “short law” wanted to expedite a law that would authorize a referendum to take place, to decide whether or…
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