By Unitel, El Dia: The number of blockades rose to 27 this Tuesday, up from 25 the day before. The mobilizations increased despite a group of residents forcing the lifting of some protest points on Monday. There are 27 blockade points in the country at the start of this Tuesday. Photo: APG Archive There are…
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Bolivia: Seen as a Country in Chaos Amid Blockades and Unrest | Vista como un País en Caos por Bloqueos y Conflictos
By Erbol: CRISIS Tourism Chamber warns of a ‘devastating’ effect from the conflicts: ‘it will take a long time to recover the image’ The bus terminal had no travel activity on Wednesday morning. The president of the Bolivian Chamber of Tourism, Luis Ampuero, denounced that, as a result of the blockades and conflicts in the…
Conflicts Ahead: A Week Begins with Blockades and Marches Over Fuel Shortages | Conflictos en puerta: inicia una semana con bloqueos y marchas por falta de combustible
By Brújula Digital: Various sectors announce mobilizations in response to the fuel crisis, the seventh provision of the PGE, and other demands. Gold Mining Cooperatives Protest in Downtown La Paz /Photo: APG The coming days will be marked by conflicts in various regions of the country due to fuel shortages, the economic crisis, and opposition…
Blockades and Barbarism | Bloqueos y barbarie
Editorial, Los Tiempos: The blockade of public roads as a form of sectoral protest in Bolivia is a pressure tactic that—due to its frequency, the manner in which it is applied, and, in some cases, the reasons behind it—seems to deviate from the legitimate right that justifies it. This is even more evident when such…
Irrecoverable Losses Due to Roadblocks | Pérdidas sin recuperación por bloqueos de caminos
Editorial, El Diario: One of the most detrimental events of the past year was the roadblocks, organized whenever a social sector wanted to express its dissatisfaction with the government’s lack of attention to their demands, usually driven by sectoral or partisan interests rather than for the benefit of the entire population. Such was the case…
Those involved in the Parotani blockade execute 5 people in Pucamayu | Implicados en el bloqueo de Parotani ejecutan a 5 personas en Pucamayu
By Pedro Figueroa, Los Tiempos: The community of Pucamayu is located in the municipality of Villa Tunari, where five people were kidnapped, tortured, and murdered. | Los Tiempos The exhumation of the remains of the victims. | Bolivian Police Ernesto Almaraz, one of the detainees. | Pedro Figueroa The contingent of police officers in Colomi,…
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