Pagina Siete reports about the struggle of the TIPNIS and CIDOB rights against current government’s policies: Yesterday, the IV National Commission of the CIDOB ratified the realization of the IX indigenous march from April 25th, despite the fact that the Brazilian company OAS will cease construction of the Villa Tunari-San Ignacio de Moxos road through…
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Three ministers were expelled from TIPNIS’ camp
Minister of Justice, Nilda Copa; Rural Development, Nemesia Achacollo; and Transparency, Nardi Suxo, went to meet the TIPNIS protest-walk group. Ministers were taking with them clothes and food, when they arrived Urujara, where the indigenous people spent the night before entering La Paz; the ministers were booed by the marchers and forced to leave. The vice-president for the Bolivian Confederation of Indigenous Women, Judith Rivero,…
TIPNIS’ baby born in La Paz!
Over 800 kilometers walk, a proud indigenous women gave birth to a healthy 3+ kilogram baby. Reported at PAT news, 13:15 hours. The main group is still walking towards the highest point of the road from Yungas to La Paz city. Such place is 4,725 meters above sea level; the avant-garde is waiting for the…
TIPNIS protest-walk group to arrive La Paz city this Wednesday
PAT news reported today around 13:24 that the TIPNIS protest group has re-started their march towards La Paz city, it is expected that group will arrive sometime this Wednesday, October 19, 2011. More update as it develops.
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