AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoProtests Escalate in La Paz: Riot police clashed with thousands of anti-government demonstrators in La Paz again on Friday, as unions and Indigenous groups renewed calls for President Rodrigo Paz to resign amid fuel shortages, dollar scarcity, and runaway inflation; businesses shut early and protesters hurled stones and sticks while police fired tear gas to keep crowds away from government buildings. General Strike Pressure: The unrest is now in its fourth week, with the COB-led strike driving dozens of road blockades and disrupting food and medical supplies, after earlier clashes left deaths and hundreds detained. Political Deadlock: Paz has ruled out stepping down and floated a reshuffle and an “Economic Social Council,” but dialogue hinges on the withdrawal of arrest warrants. Maritime Twist: Separately, Iraq says two missing Bolivian-flagged ships did not enter Iraqi waters, while families of missing Iraqi sailors report a distress call in the Gulf.
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