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Flying the flag: A protester waves the Colombian flag during strike action on the same day in Bogotá. The protests are pro-poor and articulate the feeling that the government protects the interests of the wealthy elite. Photos: Ovidio Gonzalez/Getty Images
BOGOTA

Cali protests herald brewing class war

Colombia’s general anti-tax strike has turned into a mass protest movement and become violent, writes Laura Brown

  • Laura Brown
5 min read
Solidarity: On a pavement in Cali, candles spell out the words “for our dead” during a vigil on 5 May in honour of the demonstrators who died during protests against the government. The current death toll is at least 45 people. Photo: Luis Robayo/AFP
CALI

#SOSColombia: Remember Sharpeville?

The Colombian government’s violent repression of political dissent is dangerous

  • Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón
  • Maria Gabriela Palacio
6 min read