Editorial, Los Tiempos: In the context of the internal struggle in the MAS, a strong dispute has begun that grows as the hours go by and exposes the alleged links between that party and drug trafficking. This internal political confrontation, whose contenders, within the government party, are the so-called “renovators,” who support President Luis Arce…
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Drug trafficking | Narcotráfico
Editorial, El Deber: Bolivia without drug trafficking, a march of all In the midst of a fairly cold ambient temperature due to winds from the south, Santa Cruz took to the streets on Tuesday night as it rarely does, with a shared cry to say no to drug trafficking, no to the crime that comes…
Titicaca: A polluted lake | Un lago contaminado
EFE, Los Tiempos: Vista del lago Titicaca. | View of Lake Titicaca. | Foto archivo They identify more than a hundred polluting sources of Lake Titicaca More than a hundred polluting sources harm the quality of the waters of Lake Titicaca, according to the latest inventory carried out by the Binational Authority of Lake Titicaca…
Bolivia’s corrupt system failed to stem femicide. Now, feminists are fighting back | El sistema corrupto de Bolivia no logró detener el feminicidio. Ahora, las feministas están contraatacando
Thomas Graham, The Guardian [Versión en español al final de este post, gracias]: The case of Richard Choque, a serial rapist and murderer, who was placed only under house arrest, prompted outrage El caso de Richard Choque, un violador y asesino en serie, que solo fue puesto bajo arresto domiciliario, provocó indignación In parts of…
Guaraní women recover ancestral territory | Mujeres guaraníes recuperan territorio ancestral
Los Tiempos: Free and without owners: Guarani women present a book that summarizes their struggles for the recovery of their ancestral territory Laguna Chica: first ancestral territory, longed for and consolidated by the organized force of Guarani women, this is the name of the book that this June 22 the protagonists of this story present…
In Bolivia, women earn 13% less in managerial positions | En Bolivia las mujeres ganan un 13% menos en cargos de jefatura
Juan Carlos Salinas, El Deber: The difference in income in favor of men is a constant, according to the Cedla Economic violence can be interpreted as the material dispossession of resources, income and assets; and implies the non-exercise of the right to access or dispose of them. Economic violence is also manifested in the sphere…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 