Bolivia protests isolate La Paz, pressure President Paz (opens in new tab)

Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz faced escalating anti-government protests and road blockades around La Paz less than six months after taking office. Unions, miners, farmers, teachers, transport workers and Indigenous groups demanded policy reversals and, in many cases, his resignation. The protests followed Paz's removal of long-running fuel subsidies, a measure reports described as aimed at easing pressure on depleted foreign reserves, with fuel supplies and living costs central grievances. R...