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Colombia's anti-government protests overwhelming, peaceful and joyful
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Colombia’s anti-government protests overwhelming, peaceful and joyful
by Adriaan Alsema November 21, 2019
Anti-government protests drew overwhelming crowds throughout Colombia on Thursday, shutting down public transport systems in the capital Bogota and Cali.
The protests are the nightmare come true for President Ivan Duque, who has been fiercely trying to dissuade the protests against his government with adverse affect.
Countless of people, led by labor unions, students and indigenous organizations, have taken to the street.
Meanwhile, the Inspector General’s Office announced investigations into illegal police raids against supposed promoters of the strike what press freedom organization FLIP called “the “intimidation of media and the limiting of the freedom of expression.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/colombias-anti-government-protests-overwhelming-peaceful-and-joyful/