Por Maxwell Radwin, Mongabay: El 17 de agosto, los bolivianos elegirán presidente, vicepresidente y 166 parlamentarios. En cuanto a políticas ambientales, el país encara decisiones cruciales sobre compromisos climáticos, desarrollo del litio, minería ilegal de oro y deforestación en la Amazonía y la Chiquitanía. La mayoría de los candidatos son ambiguos o silencian estos temas,…
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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…
‘Nunca más’: indígenas bolivianos se desencantan del socialismo | ‘Never again’: Indigenous Bolivians sour on socialism
Por AFP, France 24: El Alto (Bolivia) (AFP) – Un gigantesco crucero domina el horizonte de la ciudad de El Alto, en la Bolivia sin litoral, símbolo de la transformación de un bastión indígena que será escenario de una dura disputa en las elecciones presidenciales del domingo. El “Titanic”, como se conoce al edificio más…
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….
Samuel and the Uncomfortable Hug: The Bet that Irritated Santa Cruz | Samuel y el abrazo incómodo: la apuesta que irritó a Santa Cruz
By El Día: The endorsement of Samuel Doria Medina’s candidacy by Alejandro Almaraz, former Deputy Minister of Lands under Evo Morales, unleashed a political storm. The gesture, seen as a wink to masismo, provoked outrage from Luis Fernando Camacho, civic leaders, and Almaraz’s old adversaries, reopening old wounds just days before the elections. Samuel Doria Medina…
Woke and Progressive Illusions: Bolivia’s Imported Ideological Poison | Ilusiones Woke y Progre: El veneno ideológico importado para Bolivia
By Bolivian Thoughts: Across the West, the so-called “woke” and progressive wave has flooded universities, media, and politics. It sells itself as a noble crusade for justice and equality but leaves behind division, moral confusion, and the destruction of shared values. Under its banner of “inclusion,” it imposes rigid dogmas where disagreement is treated as…
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