Bolivia - Journalists caught up in violence of mining dispute and political protests

Reporters without borders

Two local radio stations in the mining town of Colquiri were attacked with explosives on the night of 14 June and forced to suspend broadcasts, although fortunately no one was injured. The whole of the mining region has been shaken by serious violence and 23 people were injured, three seriously, in clashes on the same night as the attacks on Radio Vanguardia and Radio Cumbre. “Talks on the mining dispute resumed on 18 June under the aegis of the government,” Reporters Without Borders said. (...)

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