More than 60 people have now died as civil unrest continues to rock
Colombia and in particular Cali, which is due to stage the Junior Pan
American Games later this year.
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Colombia Has Lost Its Fear: A Nationwide Uprising Continues in the Face of State Violence After decades of armed conflict and paramilitary violence, Colombia has seen protest movements return in strength over the past year and a half. The forceful demonstrations of the past week exceed even the high points of the nationwide uprising of November and December 2019. In response, the most heavily armed government in Latin America has carried out a brutal crackdown. This article was first published by Crimethinc.
The COVID-19 pandemic and its social and economic consequences have hit Colombia hard. The country is reaching a breaking point as the ruling class attempts to squeeze the last drops of profit out of an already suffering populace kept in line via intense police violence. Although these conditions are especially extreme, they are not unique to Colombia they resemble similar situations in Greece, Brazil, and elsewhere around the world. These are not coincidences, but parallel