During two days, this week, current Bolivian president called for press conferences, asking for forgiveness for the violent police actions against the Tipnis group; this weekend, being sorry for the government was long over! Government officials are back in business, promoting the so-called Judicial “elections” and finger-pointing to anyone else but themselves on the wrong way they are…
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Bolivian vox populi: reunited!… thanks to TIPNIS
This cartoon appeared today in El Diario, it represents what most, if not all, Bolivians feel about th ongoing struggle of the indigenous people from the TIPNIS who are fighting against a road construction that intends to cut their territory in half. The first person says: “…the ‘Evo’ in all these years has accomplished in…
TIPNIS group is in La Paz! read about their Resolution
Over 42 days of struggle took the TIPNIS protest-walk group to reach the department of La Paz. Almost a week ago from the violent repression near Yucumo, over 500 indigenous people from TIPNIS re-started the protest-walk today October 1st early in the morning from Quiquibey, Beni; by nightfall they are resting in Villa Delicia, La Paz…
La Paz is divided! TIPNIS was the detonator
The stronghold of current government is divided; for many years La Paz showed nothing but support to current government policies. Today around noon time, a group of highlanders, campesinos from rural La Paz, from Aymara origin marched in downtown La Paz city; showing support to current Bolivian president. Support marches like this one happened many times…
TIPNIS protest-walk will continue; most of Beni under strike
The protest-walk group will continue its way to La Paz. Many of the indigenous people have left San Borja and Rurrenabaque en route to the point of gathering along the road to continue marching; this point is past Yucumo where last week there was a settlers’ blockade. Past president for TIPNIS sub-central, Adolfo Moye said that between 20 and 50…
Bolivian Judicial “elections” may be postponed if TIPNIS struggle continues
As a result of nationwide repudiation on how current government is handling the TIPNIS intended road construction, the judicial “elections” [in quotes as there is no opportunity to really elect as all those candidates have been pre-selected already by current political party in government] may be postponed if the TIPNIS protest-walk continues close to the…
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