Rival marches in Bolivian capital

[Judi Lynn]

Page last updated at 23:30 GMT, Sunday, 24 May 2009 00:30 UK
Rival marches in Bolivian capital

Rival marches have been held in Bolivia's constitutional capital, Sucre, as the nation celebrates 200 years of independence from Spain.

Thousands of Indians, who support Bolivia's indigenous President Evo Morales, demanded an end to what they described as racism in the country.

Meanwhile, soldiers in ceremonial uniforms led an official parade.

Police were on alert, following last year's violent attacks on Indians on the streets of the city.

Indians were allegedly picked out and beaten, some stripped and publicly humiliated, the BBC's Candace Piette in Sucre reports.

More:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8066580.stm

(My emphasis.)

Two videos grabbed from You Tube to illustrate street behavior toward indigenous people in Sucre, Santa Cruz, etc:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNdrUTaAuho

This short video was taken a year ago in May, and represents only a tiny fragment of the viciousness they managed to launch against the indigenous people they captured on their streets in Sucre. Some of those people were badly beaten:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2s15Mjgn9o&feature=related

Other indigenous people have been killed in Sucre in racist attacks.

[magbana]

1. Thanks for posting this Judi Lynn. Very important to know about. n/t