El Diario: Although the right to protest is contemplated in the Political Constitution of the State (CPE), this provision is misinterpreted in the country, to block roads, which is not allowed in the Magna Carta, said constitutional lawyer, Williams Bascopé Laruta. “The Constitution guarantees the right to protest; but there is no right to block….
Tag: road blockades
Political and mental blockage | Bloqueo político y mental
Editorial, El Deber: Blocking roads is, without a doubt, the most undemocratic protest measure that can exist, and Bolivia can more than attest to the perverse consequences that this pressure measure has left throughout recent history. In August 2020, a general road blockade, in the midst of the Covid 19 pandemic, prevented the arrival of…
Threats against the viability of the country | Amenazas contra la viabilidad del país
Editorial, El Deber: After 11 days of blocking the highway between Santa Cruz and Cochabamba by Buena Vista, groups related to the Government decided to lift their protest measure, although with the intention of returning to the charge as of September 11. Their cynical statement of a pause is not due to a conciliatory gesture…
Ignorance and weakness – Ignorancia y debilidad
Monica Briançon, Los Tiempos: Sons of the sewer I was going to title this article “Sons of the great Bolívar”, in homage to the 198 years of the independence of Bolivia, which is celebrated every August 6. But I doubt that the Liberator is proud of his children. So, I prefer to change their name…
The siege around Santa Cruz puts food security at risk | Cerco a Santa Cruz pone en riesgo seguridad alimentaria
El Diario: Losses caused by the siege and the strike in Santa Cruz reach $150 million. | Pérdidas ocasionadas por el cerco y el paro en Santa Cruz llegan a $us 150 millones. The poultry sector is declared in emergency due to the state of unsustainability of the productive activity as a result of the…
The damn roadblocks encouraged by evo | Los malditos bloqueos de caminos alentados por evo
Editorial, Los Tiempos: One blockade after another Although the country is still immersed in the economic crisis, which began to manifest itself in 2014, and in the health crisis, since an imminent fifth wave of the pandemic is already announced, the road blockade has reappeared on the public agenda as a form of pressure so…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 