Epicenter of Colombian protests, Cali declares state of emergency – 06/05/2021 – Worldwide
ksuadminMay 6, 2021 110
After more than a week of protests that left at least 24 dead in Colombia, the city of Cali, epicenter of the protests, is under a state of emergency – the mayor decreed the measure for three months on Wednesday evening (5), and announced that it could be extended.
Since April 28, protests against President Iván Duque have been severely repressed and the city, one of the hardest hit, has plunged into violence.
In response to the closure of streets and roadblocks, which caused shortages of fuel and medicine amid the coronavirus pandemic, the government sent armed forces to Cali.