Bolivia’s Crisis Moves to Networks Between Disinformation and Hate Speeches · Global Voices
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The Bolivian crisis transcends the streets and is also fought in the digital field, where disinformation and accounts driven from abroad amplify political polarization and fuel hate speech in the midst of the blockades that affect the country, according to reports from Bolivia Verifica and consultant Rodríguez & Baudoin.
La Paz. The social and political crisis in Bolivia worsened yesterday with the increase in roadblocks that already reach 150 points in the country, amid confrontations and growing humanitarian calls to allow the passage of food, fuel and medicines.
The police reported 150 blocking points in five departments of the country yesterday, a figure that triples the number of previously registered roadblocks. La Paz concentrates the greatest amount of pressure measures, reported police general commander Mirko Sokol. In addition to the department of the country, the blockades affect routes in Santa Cruz, Oruro, Cochabamba and Potosí. According to the police authority, some points were temporarily l…
The general commander of the Bolivian Police, Mirko Sokol, confirmed today Tuesday the existence of 150 active roadblocks in the national territory, a figure that aggravates the shortage of fuel and food during the fourth consecutive week of protests against the government. The concentration of pickets mainly affects the department of La Paz. The protesters belong to organizations affiliated to the Central Obrera Boliviana (COB), peasant sectors…
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