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Judi Lynn

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Fri Oct 30, 2020, 07:12 PM Oct 2020

FARC invades Colombia's cities!!! (asking nothing but peace)

by Adriaan Alsema October 30, 2020



More than a 1,000 members of the FARC from throughout Colombia took to the cities on Friday, demanding an end to the mass killing of former guerrillas who laid down their weapons.

Dressed in white, carrying white and Colombian flags, the former guerrillas had gone on a “pilgrimage” from their rural compounds to the cities to demand attention for the ongoing assassination of FARC members.

In some cities, former guerrillas sought dialogue with other civilians who their group in some case terrorized for decades.

Killings those seeking peace

Since the former guerrilla group signed peace with former President Juan Manuel Santos four years ago, 236 FARC members who participated in the peace process were assassinated, according to their political party.

This year alone, 51 FARC members have been assassinated as well as 246 human rights defenders and community leaders, who are also being terrorized by the violence.

More:
https://colombiareports.com/farc-invades-colombias-cities-asking-nothing-but-peace/

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