Bolivia is in a deepening political and social crisis as sustained protests and road blockades leave La Paz effectively “under siege,” less than six months after President Rodrigo Paz took office. Multiple outlets report that demonstrators—linked to organizations such as the Bolivian Workers’ Central (COB), peasant unions and miners—lead widespread closures that disrupt transport and empty markets. As the standoff continues, reports describe shortages affecting hospitals, including depleted oxygen supplies, and say emergency vehicles are blocked from reaching medical centres. Clashes between demonstrators and police occur in La Paz and extend into a second week, with violence reported during the road-blocking campaign. Several sources also note that protesters demand Paz’s resignation and that the unrest has intensified political pressure on the centre-right leader, whose election followed years of left-wing rule under MAS. The government frames the unrest as reaching a “breaking point” and, in some coverage, attributes elements of the crisis to causes beyond the protests themselves. International reporting also includes mention of a warning from the United States about the risk of a “coup d’état,” highlighting growing regional concern about the escalating turmoil.