By Diego Ayo, Brujula Digital: Hearing a peasant announce that “we are going to carpet the La Paz-Oruro highway with corpses” is dramatic. It is even worse when a pair of lawmakers openly devote themselves to issuing threats without the slightest shame. Nilton Condori states that “if we are going to change the Political Constitution…
Tag: violent aggression
“evistas and narcs”: “They Wanted to Hunt a Minister” | “Querían cazar a un ministro”
By Stefany Guzmán, Red Uno, Eju.tv: “They Wanted to Hunt a Minister”: Zamora Reveals He Suffered Three Ambushes on His Return to La Paz Minister Mauricio Zamora recounted that he was the victim of three ambushes during the opening of the humanitarian corridor last Saturday. He assured that the Government continues to prioritize dialogue as…
Blockaders and Hate | Bloqueadores y odio
By Agustín Echalar, Brujula Digital: The Blockaders I ran into a group of blockaders at the entrance to the airport in El Alto. Many of them had apparently arrived by bicycle, since one of the streets leading to that important facility had been closed off. As I approached with a small group of German tourists…
Neighbors Expel Violent Roadblockers | Vecinos expulsan a bloqueadores violentos
By Germaine Barriga, Vision 360: Residents of Villa Bolívar D in El Alto organized themselves and expelled groups of roadblockers who were attacking local residents In addition to Villa Bolívar, residents of Mercedario, Villa Adela, Districts 3 and 16 de Julio also managed to expel groups of people who did not belong to those neighborhoods….
Attack on Children | Ataque a Niños
By Brújula Digital: They Denounce That Ponchos Rojos Attacked a Minibus Transporting Children With Down Syndrome The children were returning to their therapy sessions in a school vehicle when the incident occurred, according to Fundación PRO 21 and Centro Lápiz en Mano. Ponchos Rojos and other demonstrators during Monday’s unrest in downtown La Paz/APG Fundación…
Press Under Attack | Prensa Bajo Ataque
By Germaine Barriga, Vision 360: Conflicts Union Leaders Lash Out at Journalists, Accuse Them of Lying and Tell Them What They Should Report The executive secretary of the Departmental Workers’ Central (COD) of La Paz, Cecilio Gonzales, described the media as “bribe-taking press,” while the former executive secretary of the Bolivian Workers’ Central (COB), Jaime…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 