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Tue, 18 May 2021 08:44:49 +0000
Duque orders maximum military deployment, rejects talks to end Colombia’s protests
President Ivan Duque called on the maximum deployment of Colombia’s security forces while his peace commissioner rejected strike leaders’ demands to end the violent repression of peaceful protests. In a… The post Duque orders maximu...

Mon, 17 May 2021 12:00:19 +0000
Colombia’s youth breaking free from decades of tyranny
Colombia’s anti-government protests have shown that the country’s youth no longer accept living in a country that has oppressed them for decades. The latest protests seem to be the final… The post Colombia’s youth breaking fre...

Mon, 17 May 2021 11:00:52 +0000
Colombia’s anti-government protests plunging far-right ruling party in chaos
Colombia’s anti-government protests have shattered President Ivan Duque’s far-right party, which has seen its chances in next year’s elections gone up in smoke. None of the allies of former President… The post Colombia’s...

Mon, 17 May 2021 10:00:24 +0000
Colombia’s defense minister in trouble over guerrilla conspiracy theories
Colombia’s defense minister is facing increasing pushback over his baseless claims that guerrillas are behind swelling anti-government protests. Defense Minister Diego Molano found himself being contradicted by the governor of… The post C...

Mon, 17 May 2021 02:56:31 +0000
Colombia studying demands to guarantee peaceful protests
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque refused to immediately give in to social leaders’ demands that would guarantee their constitutional right to hold peaceful protests. Duque met with the National Strike Committee… The post Colombia stu...



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