Bolivia: Indigenous Farmer Is Killed Amid Right-Wing Strike
Published 10 November 2021 (8 hours 58 minutes ago)
"Once again, the racist hatred against our Indigenous brothers causes death and pain in the Bolivian people," former President Evo Morales tweeted.
Over 25 Bolivian farmers were attacked by a mob of people mobilized by the Potosi Civic Committee (COMCIPO), a far-right organization that called a "civic strike" on Tuesday. Farmer Basilio Titi was killed amid an ambush in which attackers focused their blows and screams on Indigenous citizens.
"We are concerned that this organization continues to call for mobilizations despite the fact that one person died," Potosi Governor Jhonny Mamani said and reiterated the authorities' willingness to dialogue with citizens. The Ombudsman Nadia Cruz reported that Titi's autopsy revealed that the farmer died as a result of mechanical asphyxia caused by the aspiration of a foreign body.
"The violence has really risen to a worrying escalation," she said, adding that 63 people injured in the clashes are being treated at the Red Cross and other hospitals. Among the injured are farmers, three policemen, a journalist, and even COMCIPO members.
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