The Palace of Justice in Tulua was set on fire amid protests and the fifth day of a general strike. Protests began over poverty and police abuse but have expanded to include issues of basic rights and social justice.
The Palace of Justice in Tulua was set on fire amid protests and the fifth day of a general strike. Protests began over poverty and police abuse but have expanded to include issues of basic rights and social justice.
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Demonstrators take part in a protest demanding government action to tackle poverty, police violence and inequalities in the healthcare and education systems, in Bogota, Colombia May 26, 2021. ― Reuters pic A teenage demonstrator died Wednesday in a protest in Colombia that saw a courthouse set on fire, police said, as the country approaches a month of anti-government mobilization that has claimed dozens of lives. The 18-year-old university student died from what appeared to be a gunshot wound sustained during a protest late Tuesday in Tulua, in western Colombia. National Police chief Jorge Vargas identified the victim as Camilo Andres Arango, and said he was shot when a peaceful march was interrupted by men who hurled rocks at police and set fire to the Tulua Palace of Justice.
Demonstrators take part in a protest demanding government action to tackle poverty, police violence and inequalities in the healthcare and education systems, in Bogota, Colombia May 26, 2021. ― Reuters pic
A teenage demonstrator died Wednesday in a protest in Colombia that saw a courthouse set on fire, police said, as the country approaches a month of anti-government mobilization that has claimed dozens of lives. x
The 18-year-old university student died from what appeared to be a gunshot wound sustained during a protest late Tuesday in Tulua, in western Colombia.
National Police chief Jorge Vargas identified the victim as Camilo Andres Arango, and said he was shot when a peaceful march was interrupted by men who hurled rocks at police and set fire to the Tulua Palace of Justice.