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Past weeks have been some of the most momentous & tragic in #Bolivia's history. Debates on meaning, truth of events will likely go on for decades, shaping rise/fall of politicians, mov'ts, presidents. Here’s a short, incomplete list of related perspectives & context in English./1
“We don’t lose hope. We don’t lose conviction, we don’t lose our dreams, we don’t lose the urgency of making another world possible. It is much more difficult in a fascistic state, but we will continue to do it.” - Adriana Guzman, Aymara activist /2 https://truthout.org/articles/militias-in-bolivia-are-burning-the-indigenous-flag-in-public-plazas/
“To understand what’s happening right now in Bolivia, it’s key to also understand the process of increased division and degradation that the social movements suffered during the tenure of Evo Morales.” – Silvia Rivera Cusicanqui /3
http://www.cnsjournal.org/evo-and-the-movements-a-long-process-of-degradation/
http://www.cnsjournal.org/evo-and-the-movements-a-long-process-of-degradation/
“We don’t recognize this new illegal government,” said Andronico Rodríguez, Evo’s deputy in the local labor movement… “In less than 24 hours, we can mobilize 100,000 farmers.” /4
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/27/world/americas/evo-morales-bolivia-coca.html?
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/27/world/americas/evo-morales-bolivia-coca.html?
“Following from the affirmation that in Bolivia there was a coup d’etat, these interpretations have reached conclusions that lead to an erasure of the diversity of subjects who have mobilized over the past weeks…” - CIDES-UMSA, La Paz, Bolivia /5 https://towardfreedom.org/blog-blog/professors-in-la-paz-call-on-international-academics-to-prioritize-peace-reconciliation-in-bolivia/
“They are saying the people from the MAS are attacking, but this is not true. They have come peacefully. ... We are just asking for peace for Bolivia. Please. We do not want more dead.” – Protester in Sacaba, Bolivia /6 https://www.democracynow.org/2019/11/18/bolivia_cochabamba_massacre_anti_indigenous_violence
“We are not from the MAS, we are not terrorists, we are from El Alto and El Alto must be respected!” That was one of the chants that was repeated over and again, between demands for Añez’s resignation" - Report from Funeral procession from Senkata... /7 https://towardfreedom.org/story/bolivia-report-from-the-funeral-procession-from-senkata-to-la-paz/
Áñez gov't "is now responsible for nearly two dozen deaths and hundreds of injuries... The situation is dire — but this is far from the first time the country has seen a coup in defense of Bolivia’s elites.” – Historian @thomascfield /8 https://jacobinmag.com/2019/11/coup-bolivia-history-evo-morales-jeanine-anez
Thread from Sociologist @jderpic exploring key moments surrounding Evo stepping down. /9 https://twitter.com/jderpic/status/1200512686662017025
“Until recently, the prospects for new elections in Bolivia appeared bleak….A key figure in the convening and negotiation process was the current president of the Bolivian Senate, Mónica Eva Copa Murga (MAS), or Eva Copa as she is better known.” /10 https://globalvoices.org/2019/11/25/who-is-eva-copa-the-little-known-figure-who-helped-pave-the-way-for-new-bolivian-elections/
“The escalation in the use of lethal force by the Bolivian military and security forces is extremely concerning.” - Thomas Becker, Harvard Law School’s International Human Rights Clinic. /11
https://cja.org/international-human-rights-and-humanitarian-law-experts-urge-the-bolivian-government-and-armed-forces-to-abide-by-their-international-law-obligations/
https://cja.org/international-human-rights-and-humanitarian-law-experts-urge-the-bolivian-government-and-armed-forces-to-abide-by-their-international-law-obligations/
List of dead in conflicts following October 20 election compiled by Centro de Documentación e Información Bolivia / 12 https://cedib.org/post_type_documentos/nomina-de-personas-fallecidas-en-15-dias-de-conflicto-post-elecciones-nacionales-2019-21-de-noviembre/
