Colombians march to urge Congress to back social reform package
Bogota, ColombiaReuters Thousands of protesters demonstrated peacefully in Colombia on Thursday to urge its congress to approve union-backed social and economic policies supporters say will benefit the most vulnerable. Unions, student organisations and other groups held some six weeks of marches between the end of April and June to reject a subsequently-withdrawn tax reform and […]
Mayor of Colombia’s Cali reports 13 deaths, says many were possibly protest-related
Bogota, Colombia Reuters At least 13 people died on Friday in the Colombian city of Cali, the epicentre of demonstrations across the country, and many of those deaths may have been linked to protests, Mayor Jorge Ivan Ospina said on Saturday. Friday marked a month of often bloody demonstrations across the country. The government has […]
Thousands march in Colombia as President urges rejection of violence
Bogota/Cali, ColombiaReuters Union members, students, pensioners and workers marched in anti-government protests around Colombia on Wednesday, as President Ivan Duque urged citizens to reject violence and stereotypes about demonstrators and police alike. The sometimes deadly demonstrations were initially fueled in late April by outrage at a now-cancelled tax plan. But protesters’ demands have expanded to […]
Death toll from Colombia protests rises; UN, EU call for calm
Bogota, ColombiaReuters The United Nations and European Union on Tuesday urged calm and warned of the use of excessive force amid further protests against the administration of Colombian President Ivan Duque, while local authorities in epicenter Cali reported a further five deaths and 33 injuries. The protests – originally called in opposition to a now-cancelled […]