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Related: About this forumThe Other Americans: Indigenous Guatemalans Mobilize to Denounce Coup in Bolivia
Repression against indigenous Bolivians has spurred protests across the Americas.
by Jeff Abbott
November 19, 2019
The situation in Bolivia continues to deteriorate following the rightwing coup détat that removed President Evo Morales from power on November 10.
The self-proclaimed Bolivian president, Jeanine Áñez, was quickly embraced by the Trump Administration, which praised the military for abiding by its oath to protect not just a single person, but Bolivias constitution. In reality, the coup has unleashed a wave of racist violence against the indigenous supporters of Morales, the first indigenous president elected in the history of Bolivia.
The new regime has already targeted supporters of Moraless Movement Towards Socialism party (MAS) and others within a variety of social movements. According to a Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, at least twenty-three people have been killed and more than 700 injured as of November 17.
Across the hemisphere, human rights and pro-democracy groups have stood in solidarity with those protesting the coup, and to denounce the removal of Morales.
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The Other Americans: Indigenous Guatemalans Mobilize to Denounce Coup in Bolivia (Original Post)
Judi Lynn
Nov 2019
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guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)1. But the US dominated OAS denounced Morales.
and we all know that the US would never interfere in the affairs of another country.
Judi Lynn
(160,211 posts)2. Never! We're Number One. Must be some of the little ####hole countries.
When we find out which ones they are, we'll bomb them into oblivion.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)3. At this point, Ukraine might be one of those countries.
Plus, Trump could send people to search for that secret Ukrainian server.