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  1. #BoliviaEnCrisis With dialogue failing, Day 6 & 7 of nationwide blockades saw new skirmishes between blockaders and the far right, as well as new interruptions of medical supply trucks.
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      In Santa Cruz, anti-blockade civilians were held by blockaders near Tiquipaya (SC) en route to Samaipata. Samaipata has seen (1) locals breaking up a pro-MAS blockade; (2) blockaders disruptively marching thru town… eldeber.com.bo/santa-cruz/grupos-afines-al-mas-irrumpen-en-el-hospital-generan-caos-y-amedrentan-a-los-pobladores-de-samaipata_195113
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          Meanwhile in metropolitan Cochabamba, the hard-right militant group Resistencia Juvenil Cochala attacked and fought blockaders west of downtown in a prolonged street battle reminiscent of early November. noticiasfides.com/nacional/sociedad/resistencia-cochala-desbloquea-vias-y-en-kara-kara-radicalizan-medidas-de-presion-405839
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            In Cochabamba's Zona Sur, blockaders called for Áñez to resign and threatened to escalate by taking over the city's refinery. opinion.com.bo/articulo/cochabamba/manifestantes-kara-kara-ahora-piden-renuncia-anez-amenazan-tomar-ypfb/20200809195400781627.html
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              Multiple stories in El Alteño testify to growing impact of blockades on the economy, supply chain for every day goods.
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                Medical supplies, including oxygen, continue to be interrupted in some places by blockaders. One high profile example is empty oxygen tankers stranded in Tiraque en route to refill w/ new supplies.