Bolivian president declares state of emergency and deploys military to quell anti-government protests

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Sun, 21 Jun 2026 04:23:30 GMT

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.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. Continue reading...

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