Martes, 19 de noviembre de 2019 (Continuación)

Campesinas que cultivan coca y apoyan a Evo Morales lloran por la muerte de un hombre, quien dicen fue asesinado en las protestas en Cochabamba, Bolivia. (Marco Bello)

MundoAmérica

En Bolivia hubo un golpe de Estado. Atando cabos, nos damos cuenta que la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA) fungió de alfil en el tablero, dando estocadas en consonancia y dentro del cronograma de ese golpe, convirtiéndose en un factor que contribuyó terriblemente a la convulsión. Por otro lado, mucho menos debatible, queda claro que si la Policía y el Ejército —dos instituciones que administran el monopolio de la violencia estatal— dejan de obedecer al presidente y “sugieren” su renuncia, es una interrupción del orden constitucional: un golpe de Estado.

Los primeros síntomas de la crisis en Bolivia se evidenciaron antes de las elecciones presidenciales del 20 de octubre pasado, cuando diversas estructuras cívicas, políticas y universitarias, lideradas por los opositores Luis Fernando Camacho y Carlos Mesa, iniciaron una campaña para desacreditar los comicios.…  Seguir leyendo »

A police station next door to a mosque in Yining, China, on Aug. 21. (Anna Fifield/TWP)

MundoAsia,

“Absolutely no mercy” was Chinese President Xi Jinping’s 2014 directive in Xinjiang, according to a recent New York Times article based on over 400 pages of leaked Chinese Communist Party (CCP) documents. These documents offer new clues on the extent and official rationale for the CCP’s mass detention of 1 million or more Uighurs, Kazakhs and other Muslims in internment camps.

Other signs of CCP efforts to “Sinicize” religion are evident throughout China. In July, Reuters reported that local authorities in Beijing ordered 11 halal restaurants to remove Arabic language and Islamic imagery from their signage. These and other examples suggest authoritarian consolidation under Xi’s leadership has led to a sea change in China’s policy toward its ethnic minorities.…  Seguir leyendo »

MundoAmérica

Le 22 janvier 2010, lors de son discours d’investiture, pour un second mandat comme président de la République, Evo Morales Ayma, premier Indien aymara élu au suffrage universel avec la majorité absolue, qualifiait sa victoire comme étant celle de la fin d’une ère qui débuta au moment de la fondation de la République en 1825 : «Un Etat colonial qui s’en va et un Etat plurinational qui arrive.» Il illustrait ce changement en décrivant la configuration bigarrée de l’Assemblée plurinationale de la manière suivante : «C’est émouvant de [vous] voir assis, tel un concours de chapeaux, tel un concours de casques de mineurs, tel un concours de vêtements.…  Seguir leyendo »

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The preliminary agreement for a coalition government that our party, Podemos, has reached with the Spanish Socialist Workers’ party (PSOE) does more than just open the door to the first joint government Spain has had since its return to democracy in 1977. It could also help us confront the crisis within our political system. But to do so, we in the next government will have to show ourselves capable of facing up to the Catalan conflict and to the fact that Spain is a plurinational country. That will call for dialogue and empathy.

We will also need to halt the rise of the far right through social policies that act as a safety net for the most vulnerable at a time when the economic slowdown once again threatens what’s left of the welfare state in Europe.…  Seguir leyendo »

Sri Lanka's new president Gotabaya Rajapaksa speaks after taking oath of office during his swearing-in ceremony at the Ruwanwelisaya temple in Anuradhapura on November 18, 2019. AFP/Lakruwan Wanniarachchi

MundoAsia,

What happened?

On 16 November, Gotabaya Rajapaksa – who served as defence secretary during the final phase of Sri Lanka’s brutal civil war – won a decisive victory in Sri Lanka’s presidential election.

Although Rajapaksa’s victory was not a surprise, the margin of his win exceeded expectations among many analysts. The candidate of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and brother of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, Gotabaya (who, like Mahinda, is widely known by his first name) captured 52.25 per cent of the vote. His main rival, Sajith Premadasa, candidate of the ruling United National Party (UNP), came in second with 42 per cent.…  Seguir leyendo »