Protesters, police clash in Bolivia after president signs law enabling a harsher crackdown
Police used tear gas as road blockades paralyzed Bolivia and protesters demanded Rodrigo Paz resign after 10 deaths, 37 injuries and 365 arrests.
- On Monday, President Rodrigo Paz signed legislation easing rules for declaring a state of emergency, empowering the military to restore order and clear blockades that have paralyzed Bolivia for weeks.
- National workers, peasant farmers, and Indigenous groups established 90 blockades on key routes protesting scrapped fuel subsidies, effectively isolating major cities including La Paz and El Alto.
- An independent ombudsman report covering May 1 to June 2 documented 10 deaths, 37 injuries, and 365 arrests, while renewed clashes erupted Monday in Cochabamba and El Alto with police dispersing demonstrators.
- Paz blamed "narcoterrorists" for the unrest amid mounting pressure for aggressive action, yet reiterated willingness to engage in dialogue with social organizations demanding his resignation.
- To bring the emergency into force, Paz must issue a separate decree—a high-stakes decision given that violent military crackdowns on protests have toppled previous Bolivian presidents.
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Bolivia: Protesters, cops clash over new law enabling crackdown
Protesters in Bolivia demanding the resignation of conservative President Rodrigo Paz hurled firecrackers, stones and sticks at police who responded with tear gas on Monday, leading to dozens of arrests as road blockades continue to paralyse the Andean nation. The renewed clashes in the central city of Cochabamba erupted after President Paz signed a measure that could pave the way for a hard-line government crackdown on the demonstrations that h…
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Protesters, police clash in Bolivia after president signs law enabling a harsher crackdown
Protesters in Bolivia demanding the resignation of conservative President Rodrigo Paz were hurling firecrackers, stones and sticks at police who responded.
STATE OF EMERGENCY IN BOLIVIA! – armed police and fascists attack protests
By MIRIAM AMANCAY COLQUE ‘BOLIVIA is living under a de-facto State of Exception (Emergency) and state terrorism. It is no coincidence that there have been recent changes in President Rodrigo Paz’s cabinet. Nor it is a coincidence that Ernesto Justiniano, the new far-right Minister of Defence – accused by Vice President Edman Lara of receiving money from drug trafficking – travelled to the United States a few days ago, to receive instructions. No…
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