29/11/07

Bolivia: Sensationalist Media
By Eduardo Avila
Joaquin Cuevas of El Inofensivo Chico Larva [es] contributes a cartoon showing his thoughts on the sensationalist nature of the media following the controversial photos showing the ex-Minister of Water in Bolivia.
www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/11/29/bolivia-sensationalist-media/

Bolivia plans widespread strike
LA PAZ, Bolivia (UPI) — Several Bolivian provinces are planning a strike against a proposed draft constitution, it was reported Wednesday.
www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines/s-265394-681441?source=1930

Bolivian States Protest Against Morales
The Associated Press –
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Banks, shops, schools and public transportation
were shuttered in cities across Bolivia Wednesday, as demonstrators
protested a new …
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Six Bolivian provinces protest against constitution with 48-hour …
Xinhua – China
28 (Xinhua) — Six of Bolivia’s nine provinces begana 48-hour general
strike Wednesday morning in protest at Saturday’s preliminary approval of a
new …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/29/content_7165680.htm

New Politics in Old Bolivia: Public Opinion and Evo Morales
Upside Down World – Hartwick,NY,USA
Nearly two years into the presidency of Evo Morales, Bolivia finds itself
in a new crisis. Yet government officials and leftista social organizations
are …
upsidedownworld.org/main/content/view/1021/1/

Radio Report: Protests in Bolivia Over New Constitution Leave Four …
Upside Down World – Hartwick,NY,USA
Noam Chomsky (Check back on Upside Down World for further reports on this
conflict and the constituent assembly in Bolivia.)
upsidedownworld.org/main/content/view/1017/68/

UN Special Rapporteur Visits Bolivia
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
Rivero said Bolivia is the first country to make the Declaration on the
Rights of the Indigenous Peoples into law, and other decrees have included
…
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B3
41E982C-9531-459C-998C-5C7ADC113482%7D)&language=EN

Bolivia: Tactics Used
By Eduardo Avila
Miguel Buitrago of MABB wonders whether the tactics used by President Evo Morales in Bolivia will pay off or whether it will produce undesirable results.
www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/11/29/bolivia-tactics-used/

After violence, Bolivia goes on strike
The most important states of Bolivia, those which contribute 80% of the Internal Brute Product for the country, are going on a 48-hour strike to protest the constitution project approved by president Evo Morales. …
vivirlatino.com/2007/11/28/after-violence-bolivia-goes-on-strike.php

More protests in Bolivia
In many parts of Bolivia, strikes are taking place in protest at the decision of President Evo Morales to alter the constitution. The new constitution will not only give the president extra power but also increase the influence and …
www.radionetherlands.nl/news/inter
national/5536843/More-protests-in-Bolivia

Bolivia Assembly Could Leave Sucre
La Paz, Nov 28 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia’s National Congress has given the green light for the Constituent Assembly to change its headquarters in Sucre, if the current lack of guarantees for its functioning remain.
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B525E4AF
1-22B3-4AD8-B565-1FDFEA0926F0%7D&language=EN

Bolivia increases mining taxes
Bolivia increases mining taxes.
www.metal-pages.com/subscr/story.php?id=30025

Strike against Bolivian reforms
BBC News – UK
Six of the nine provinces in Bolivia are holding a one-day strike against a
new draft constitution. Opposition leaders say the changes will concentrate
too …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7117552.stm

Life in Bolivia – Telegraph Mentor
Telegraph.co.uk – United Kingdom
David Atkinson is a British travel writer based in La Paz, Bolivia, where
he works as a correspondent for a range of publications. He is currently
authoring …
www.telegraph.co.uk/global/main.
jhtml?xml=/global/mentors/lapaz.xml

Bolivia Assembly Could Leave Sucre
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
La Paz, Nov 28 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia’s National Congress has given the
green light for the Constituent Assembly to change its headquarters in
Sucre, …
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B525
E4AF1-22B3-4AD8-B565-1FDFEA0926F0%7D)&language=EN

scientists use innovative technology to map bolivia’s salar de uyuni
HULIQ – Hickory,NC,USA
… oceanography at uc san diego and published in geophysical journal
international. borsa and his team studied the salar de uyuni in
southwestern bolivia, …
www.huliq.com/43326/scientists-use-inn
ovative-technology-map-bolivias-salar-de-uyuni

Bolivia: Sucre Leaders Reject Congressional Decision
Stratfor (subscription) – USA
Bolivian civil and constituent leaders in Sucre, Chuquisaca department, on
Nov. 28 rejected a congressional decision to authorize the Constituent
Assembly …
www.stratfor.com/products/premium/read_article.
php?selected=Situation%20Reports&sitrep=1&id=298998

Bolivia: Four dead in capital conflict
The chaotic conflict over the seat of the capital escalated over the weekend, leaving four people dead and 200 wounded. The constitutional assembly’s refusal to reopen discussion about the capital issue sparked the protests.
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dcategory=33&idSub=135&idArticle=12539