Bolivian police deployed tear gas against demonstrators near the presidential palace in La Paz (Bolivia's administrative capital, high in the Andes) on 7 May 2026. Three separate groups had converged to protest against government policies on labour, education, and agrarian reform, with a teachers' union at the forefront demanding a fully state-funded public education system. The clashes highlight growing civil unrest in Bolivia as multiple sectors push back against the government's reform agenda.