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Colombia fighting violent repression of anti-government protests
by Adriaan Alsema May 2, 2021
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 of terror that left 10 people dead since Wednesday, the first day of a national strike against a tax reform proposed by the government of President Ivan Duque.
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Indigenous authorities from the nearby Cauca department sent indigenous to the city to provide protection against the Cali Police Department, the local mafia, and the security forces sent from Bogota.
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Media serving the far-right president continued reporting violence in the city, ignoring evidence and implying government opponents were behind this.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/colombias-cities-fighting-violent-repression-of-anti-government-protests/
