La Paz, May 13 (RHC)-- In Bolivia, anti-hunger protests have broken out in the city of Cochabamba.  Injuries were reported among the protesters as police and military clamped down on the demonstrations. 

Protesters are calling out the lack of food assistance and other support from the government as people continue to lose their livelihoods due to the pandemic. 

Protests are also taking place against the unelected right-wing government of interim President Jeanine Áñez, who took power after the ouster last November of President Evo Morales.  This comes after Áñez issued a decree imposing criminal charges on people who “spread doubt among the population” or “disseminate false information” online, in the latest move to restrict freedom of expression and silence media that are critical of the government.