“A prosecutor in the town of Yapacaní, Santa Cruz, considered intimidating messages against journalist Soledad Prado insufficient to prosecute two people for the crime of issuing threats. The messages were published on the Facebook page of ‘InfoYapacaní,’ which Prado manages, after the journalist published information regarding the responsibility of some followers of former President Evo […]
"Bolivian news organizations said they were alarmed by the approval of a second Access to Information bill in the Chamber of Senators that violates congressional procedure, while the first bill from October 2024 is currently being processed in a lower house committee. 'In general, it is obstructionist behavior to interfere with the processing of a […]
“ ‘They threw stones at me, and one struck my ankle, causing an injury,” reported journalist and host of the program En Otro Formato, Nicolas Sanabria, who was attempting to speak yesterday with protesters blocking the highway between El Alto and Oruro. ‘When I arrived to talk with them... they got upset. They didn't want […]
"On the afternoon of Wednesday, June 10, individuals blocking traffic at the La Paz–El Alto highway toll plaza in that city threatened Grover Yapura—a journalist and the director of the news site Urgente.bo—with assault and the seizure of his mobile phone. Yapura, a print journalist who also runs the weekly El Compadre and the print […]
“Journalists Vladimir Rojas and Ramiro Charca, from TV networks Unitel and Radio Televisión Popular (RTP), respectively, were injured today [May 16] in an ambush organized by roadblock protesters from the town of Lipari, in the municipality of Mecapaca, 18 kilometers south of La Paz [Bolivia], who used rocks and dynamite. Rojas suffered leg injuries after […]
"The Bolivian government condemned on Sunday [Feb. 15] the attack suffered by a journalist in the city of El Alto, the country's second most populous city, and assured that the incident, which was denounced by the main press associations, will not go unpunished. [...] After covering a campaign event for the regional elections in a […]
"Reporters from television channels and print media, as well as cameramen, were harassed, verbally assaulted, and subjected to physical attacks by protesters organized by the Bolivian Workers' Center (COB, for its Spanish acronym) [the country's chief train union federation], who staged marches and blockades in the city of La Paz this Monday [Jan. 5]. A […]
"A report released on Monday [Sept. 15] by the Circle of Women Journalists (CMP, for its Spanish acronym) in La Paz documented 45 attacks against the press in Bolivia between January and June 2025. Of these, 12 involved women journalists who experienced some form of violence, most often while reporting in the field. The findings […]
"The National Association of Bolivian Journalists and the Circle of Women Journalists condemned the assault suffered by journalist Marcela Cruz Tola in Oruro, when a man attacked her while she was hosting a program on Channel 15. Both organizations demanded an immediate investigation. [...] A security camera video captured the moment a man entered the […]
"Organizations defending the press and freedom of expression have expressed concern about the detention of independent Cuban journalist Orlidia Barceló Pérez, who is at risk of being deported from Bolivia. They are calling for asylum for the reporter because she has been threatened by Cuban authorities. According to Red Voces del Sur this Tuesday [Aug. […]
“For over two decades, Bolivian journalists have endured intimidation, legal harassment, and violence from political actors intent on silencing dissent. Now, journalists fear those attacks may intensify as the country races toward a hotly contested presidential election, in which no clear frontrunner has emerged. ‘We’re not choosing between democracy and authoritarianism,’ said reporter Rodrigo Fernández from Radio Erbol, one of […]
The National Association of Bolivian Journalists (ANPB, for its initials in Spanish) and the Association of International Press Correspondents (ACPI) expressed their 'deep concern' over statements made by Ruth Nina, leader of the now-defunct Bolivian National Action Party (PAN-BOL), whom they accused of endangering democratic institutions and press freedom with her remarks and attempts to […]