Colombia’s police are cracking down on protests. That may be backfiring. Juan Albarracín, Laura Gamboa © Joaquin Sarmiento/AFP/Getty Images People look from a balcony as a protest against the government passes by in Medellin, Colombia, on May 12. (Photo by Joaquin Sarmiento/AFP via Getty Images) For more than two weeks, Colombia has seen a nonstop wave of protests, initially in response to a proposed tax overhaul to address budget shortfalls. Colombian police have responded with violence to the largely peaceful demonstrations, leaving more than 40 dead, hundreds injured, and a reported 548 disappeared, and more than a dozen cases of sexual violence.
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