Bolivia: Disabled Protesters Clash with Police

Posted 24 February 2012 12:54 GMT

Countries	Bolivia
Topics	Governance, Human Rights, Protest
Languages	Spanish

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Bolivia

Disabled Bolivians marching to demand higher government subsidies clashed with police on Thursday, February 23. Blogger Mario R. Durán [es] shares citizen photos of the clashes. On Twitter, netizens are using the hashtag #discapacitados [es] (”disabled”) to comment and report on the march.

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