Article 56VXK General Strike & Blockade in Bolivia Enter Day 11 as Protesters Condemn Delayed Vote by Coup Gov't

General Strike & Blockade in Bolivia Enter Day 11 as Protesters Condemn Delayed Vote by Coup Gov't

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We go to Bolivia, where opponents of the coup government have entered day 11 of a general strike and nationwide highway blockade to protest the repeated postponement of Bolivia's first presidential election since last year's ouster of Evo Morales by the right-wing coup government of Jeanine Anez, which was followed by an economic collapse and oppression. Almost all of the key highways have roadblocks ... bringing the country to a standstill," says Ollie Vargas, Cochabamba-based reporter with Kawsachun News. People feel impoverished. They feel persecuted. There's a climate of authoritarianism in the country, persecution against leftists, media outlets."

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