Bolivia 's president, Rodrigo Paz, ‌declared ⁠a state ⁠of emergency early ​on Saturday, after over  six weeks of road blockades and protests demanding his resignation. "This ⁠is not a state ​of emergency to restrict people's lives," Paz said in a televised speech. "It is a state of emergency to give freedom back to the people, to free Bolivia from those who use political conflict to block roads and harm the population," he added. Paz, who called the situation an organized attempt to destabilize