Bolivia opposition storms state-run broadcaster, radio

  10 November 2019    Read: 873
Bolivia opposition storms state-run broadcaster, radio

Bolivian President Evo Morales condemned the violent actions of the protesters, slamming the storming of the state-run broadcaster as an act of dictatorship, AzVision.az reports citing Sputnik.

"State media BTV and RPN were taken hostage by organized groups that used threats to force journalists to leave their job posts. [The opposition] says that they defend democracy, but they are acting like dictatorial regimes", Morales Tweeted.

The two stations have been transmitting content almost exclusively dedicated to the ongoing protests since Friday.

Bolivian media reported earlier that law enforcement officers also took to the streets to protest alongside demonstrators in the capital and in the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. President Morales convened an emergency meeting following the police defections.

Protests in the South American country have been ongoing since 20 October, after Morales secured an additional term in a hotly-contested presidential election, even as the opposition refused to recognize the results, claiming widespread voter fraud.

Over 380 people have reportedly been injured in Bolivia's ongoing protests since starting in late October.


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