Event Brief
La Paz under siege as protests and road blockades spread
Filed: May 20, 2026 at 12:04 PM ET
Summary: Two weeks of road closures have emptied markets in La Paz and depleted hospital oxygen reserves.
WHO: Bolivian Workers’ Central (COB), peasant unions and miners
WHAT: Road closures and blockades emptied markets in La Paz and depleted vital hospital oxygen reserves.
WHEN: May 20, 2026 at 11:09 AM ET
WHERE: La Paz, Bolivia
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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