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Colombia's teachers strike over murders, death threats and stigmatization
by Adriaan Alsema February 20, 2020
Colombia’s teachers began a two-strike on Thursday in rejection of the ongoing killings of colleagues, death threats and stigmatization by the far-right.
Teachers union Fecode announced the strike earlier this month after one of their regional coordinators survived an assassination attack in central Colombia, a teacher was assassinated in the northeast and dozens were sent death threats in multiple towns.
The teachers are additionally fed up with the ongoing stigmatization by the far-right party of President Ivan Duque, the Democratic Center, which accuses the teachers of “indoctrinating” public school children with leftist political thought.
Earlier this week, supporters of Duque’s political patron, former President Alvaro Uribe, called on Twitter to “finish off with Fecode” they on Wednesday called “bums.”
More:
https://colombiareports.com/colombias-teachers-strike-over-murders-death-threats-and-stigmatization/
