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Sun, 02 May 2021 11:15:46 +0000Colombia fighting violent repression of anti-government protests
Residents of Bogota and Medellin continued to report brutal police repression of anti-government protests while Colombia’s third largest city Cali retook the streets on Saturday. The massive turnout followed days…
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Sun, 02 May 2021 11:00:59 +0000Colombia’s mayors dismiss Duque’s attempt to militarize cities
President Ivan Duque was humiliated on Saturday when Colombia’s mayors rejected his idea to militarize cities to quell anti-government protests. In a television address, Duque seemed determines to fulfil his…
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Sun, 02 May 2021 00:45:32 +0000How a tax reform and state terrorism triggered Colombia’s revolt
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque is facing a popular uprising after a tax reform proposal caused indignation, which police brutality turned into fury. The proposal of Finance Minister Alberto Carrasquilla was…
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Sat, 01 May 2021 12:55:47 +0000Stop the violence against those who protest in Colombia
The movement Defendamos La Paz urges all Colombia’s authorities, and in particular the national government, to give a democratic response to the protests that millions of Colombians have been carrying…
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Sat, 01 May 2021 11:33:50 +0000Colombia’s former president ‘glorifying violence’: Twitter
Twitter deleted a tweet of Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe, claiming the far-right politician was “glorifying violence” during anti-government protests. The intervention of the social media platform followed mass indignatio...