Bolivian president declares state of emergency and deploys military to quell anti-government protests
Overview
Bulldozers sent in to clear roadblocks that have stifled the country as farmers and Indigenous groups protest against conservative president
Bolivia’s president declared a state of emergency on Saturday and deployed soldiers and bulldozers to raze anti-government roadblocks that have paralysed the country.
Details
For more than six weeks, unions, Indigenous groups and coca farmers have marched through cities and blocked roads across the country with rubble, logs and debris in protest against the conservative government.
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Originally published at www.theguardian.com.