Bolivia’s capital under siege as protests and blockades deepen crisis

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Protests and blockades are causing significant disruption in Bolivia's capital, La Paz, impacting markets and crucial services like hospital oxygen supply. President Rodrigo Paz is facing escalating challenges just months after taking office.

Bolivia’s President Rodrigo Paz faces a deepening crisis as widespread protests and blockades leave the political capital under siege less than six months after he took office. Two weeks of road closures — spearheaded by the Bolivian Workers’ Central, COB, peasant unions and miners — have emptied markets in La Paz and depleted vital hospital oxygen reserves.