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Dear NBC News,  I spoke to one of your representatives on the phone, and I was given this email address to send my information to.  I am from Bolivia, currently living and studying in Miami, yet my family is still there. What is happening in my country is extremely coverage worthy, as the country is entering a dictatorial inhuman rule by the current president, Evo Morales.  Last week we had presidential elections, after which extreme fraud occurred to allow Evo Morales to be declared the winner in the first round. The fraud has been proven by engineers who computed the votes on excel, showing more votes than population, showing switches in between candidates, etc. The man that did this test and showed the fraud on excel was interviewed on CNNE where he also demonstrated the clear fraud. Furthermore there have been videos taken by Bolivian people all across the country showing how the people working for the electoral institution even opened ballot boxes, switched votes, or threw away the real balloon boxes and used prepared fake ones filled with votes for Evo Morales (this is proven and on camera as well). On a personal basis, I was even subject to fraud on my vote, as I was not allowed to vote in the Bolivian consulate in Miami (they never answered my emails to register), and then when the ballots got registered online and one could check with our identity card number, my vote was registered as if I voted in Bolivia, for Evo’s party. It has been found and proven that they made the deceased, the sick and anyone absent, vote for their party.  After the proven electoral fraud last week, Evo Morales proclaimed himself president entering his 4th consecutive term (while the constitution of Bolivia only allows 2 consecutive terms). Since then there have been peaceful protests throughout the entire country, and a halt of activities in all cities (today marks the 7th day). Bolivians are demanding new transparent elections, or at least a second round - although other electoral counting agencies that did the electoral count proved that Mesa which is Evo’s opposition won the election by 63%. Evo Morales, not wanting to let go of power has been sending the police to gasify the peaceful protesters, he paid coca leaf growers, miners and poor people to enter the cities armed and cause the maximum amount of violence and disruption. He also declared that he will enclose the cities not to allow any supplies, food, or basic needs to get in. His latest declaration states he will cut off the water in La Paz if the peaceful protestors don't “stop" and just accept his "triumph" in the election.  All his declarations and latest actions are reaching genocide-worthy qualification acts, as these violate the human rights and constitutional rights of the Bolivian people... Yet hardly any coverage exists on the atrocities happening in the country.  I would truly like for more coverage to be seen on this major issue, and I would be willing to write about this, speak about it on the phone, and anything that helps while maintaining my anonymity. I am closely connected with countless people back home and I am aware of the happenings and updates every minute. This cannot be left unspoken about, especially considering the inhumane decisions and actions the current government is taking. All of the declarations and actions that will lead to cutting off the basic and vital needs of the people of the country and even not allowing their access to water, are crimes against humanity, under international and Bolivian laws.   I have been receiving videos from people all around Bolivia, yet as these are shot by phone their quality is not always high. I was explaining this to the representative I spoke to on the phone. I am now going to select the best videos to send them to you soon, as the representative recommended. Please let me know how I can help to spread the reality of the case. Kind regards, Carolina Monroy Rosso

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