By Unitel: Church, Ombudsman’s Office, and Human Rights Assembly urge Government and protesters to confirm dialogue to set a date and time The three institutions are calling for a “Dialogue for the Common Good” between the Government and the protesting sectors. This Monday, acts of destruction and looting were reported in La Paz. [Photo: APG]…
Tag: road blockades
Civic Warning Over Blockades | Alerta cívica por los bloqueos
By Erbol: CRUCEÑIDAD ASSEMBLY Pro Santa Cruz Committee Accuses Protesters of “Coup,” “Food Genocide,” and “Terrorism” Cochamanidis asks the Government to enforce the law. The Pro Santa Cruz Committee denounced on Monday a “coup” against the Government, as well as acts of “terrorism” and a “food genocide” allegedly carried out by mobilized sectors maintaining road…
Bolivia Under Siege: The Country Cannot Remain Hostage to Violent Mafias | Bolivia Bajo Asedio: El País No Puede Seguir Secuestrado por Mafias Violentas
Editorial, Bolivian Thoughts: Since May 1st, Bolivia has faced an escalating wave of blockades, violent confrontations, attacks on police, assaults against journalists, shortages of fuel and food, and the paralysis of highways across multiple departments. What began as sector protests has evolved into a nationwide campaign of pressure designed to destabilize the country through fear,…
Police Clash With Road Blockers | Choques Entre Policías y Bloqueadores
By Lourdes Molina, El Deber: Police and protesters resisting the operation reported clashing The “Humanitarian Corridor” operation began in the early hours of Saturday morning and was still ongoing around 8:30 a.m. At least 13 people are known to have been arrested. Although police and military forces cleared several access roads to the cities of…
Bolivia: No Puede Gobernarse Mediante la Política del Asedio | Cannot Govern Itself Through Siege Politics
Editorial, Pensamientos Bolivianos: La Constitución boliviana no establece un “veto callejero” sobre gobiernos elegidos democráticamente. Establece una república democrática regida por elecciones, sucesión constitucional, separación de poderes y procedimientos institucionales. Esa diferencia importa hoy, cuando sectores de la Central Obrera Boliviana (COB) y organizaciones aliadas llaman abiertamente a la renuncia del presidente Rodrigo Paz apenas…
It Has Already Gone Too Far… | Ya está de buen tamaño…
By Manfredo Kempff, El Deber: It’s already gone too far that little union bosses keep paralyzing the country whenever they please. In a nation like ours, wrecked after the blue hurricane that destroyed everything and lasted 20 years, one cannot demand that, in six months, hydrocarbons suddenly become abundant, highways be left in perfect condition,…
