Sign the  Petition to Stop the Repression of Campesino and Indigenous Masses in Bolivia

Sign the  Petition to Stop the Repression of Campesino and Indigenous Masses in Bolivia

We, the undersigned, are outraged by the escalation of state violence and the criminalization of dissent aimed at members and leaders of Bolivia’s historic anti-imperialist and Indigenous movements—those who from 2006 to 2019 achieved a significant measure of sovereignty and began to build plurinational democracy.

The justice Indigenous Bolivians experienced in the realms of art, health, education, and a dramatic lessening of poverty, were understood as a path to a dignified future by those who suffer oppression across the hemisphere.

The U.S.-backed coup of 2019 aimed to end all that. In 2020, the coup regime was forced out by peaceful popular mobilizations.

Since then, the record of the current government has been opaque. While even leftist news outlets have portrayed the situation in Bolivia as the struggle between Evo Morales and Luis Arce, tracking the Indigenous masses reveals that the repression suffered in Bolivia today is an assault on the social movements.

It is also a calculated attempt to block Evo Morales, Bolivia’s first Indigenous president, from running again for office. The Constitution permits his candidacy, as do Inter-American Commission rulings that similarly allow the candidacy of presidents such as Lula in Brazil. The lawfare of U.S. design, and fake news of the mainstream press, deny that truth.

Morales represents a political instrument rooted in the will of the Indigenous and campesino majorities. The persecution of his allies and the dismantling of grassroots organizations are part of a broader strategy aimed at preventing a return of popular and Indigenous power.

When Evo Morales was president, the redistribution of wealth and practice of Indigenous dignity were palpable threats to the economic and cultural hegemony of the United States. Today, the Indigenous say their most dangerous enemy is the United States.

We call for an immediate end to the killings, persecution, and arbitrary detention and torture of campesinos and Indigenous protesters who continue to support the anti-imperialist platform championed by former president Evo Morales and Bolivia’s historic social movements….

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