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Violent protests erupt in Colombia anew over 'egregious abuses'
Colombia has been rocked by demonstrations since April after a proposed tax hike that morphed into a mass movement.
30 Jun 2021
Anti-government protesters and police traded blows in demonstrations across Colombia that marked two months of unrest in which more than 60 people have died.
Colombia has been rocked by protests since April, following opposition to a proposed tax hike that morphed into a mass movement against the right-wing administration of President Ivan Duque.
The demonstrators demand an end to police repression and more supportive public policies to alleviate the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has plunged more than 40 percent of the country’s 50 million inhabitants into poverty.
In the capital, Bogota, dozens drew silhouettes of civilians killed by the country’s military in the more than 50-year-long conflict between the state and the FARC guerrillas – violence that has resurged in recent years despite a peace agreement signed in 2016.
More:
https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2021/6/30/fresh-clashes-in-colombia