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Leftist Riots Rekindle Gun Rights Debate in Colombia
17 May 2021
Conservative lawmakers in Colombia have found renewed interest in a proposal to significantly expand gun rights for civilians in light of a left-wing terrorism campaign entering its third week, the nation’s
El Tiempo reported on Sunday.
Left-wing mobs allegedly composed of union leaders, indigenous activists, “students,” and other social groups launched a “national strike” in late April, at the time declared against a radical tax increase proposed by self-proclaimed conservative President Iván Duque. While Duque, facing stern criticism over the proposal from conservatives as well as Marxists, announced less than a week after debuting his plan that he would no longer pursue it, the “national strike” remains in vigor. Its most prominent action consists of road blockades into major citizens that have left residents with severe shortages of basic food and fuel goods. In addition to the illegal blockades
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(CNN) Tensions have hardly dissipated in Colombia after President Ivan Duque withdrew a controversial fiscal reform proposal this weekend. More than a week of violent protests have seen at least 24 people killed, the country s Ombudsman Office reported Wednesday, and the demonstrations have evolved into a broader popular show of anger.
Thousands of people are still taking to the streets to protest against police brutality and the economic cost of the pandemic amid Colombia s extreme inequality. And with both issues common across South America and exacerbated by the pandemic many international observers are watching Colombia s cycle of protest closely for signs of deeper regional effects.
Colombia s bloody protests could be a warning to the region
Analysis by Stefano Pozzebon, CNN
Updated 2:27 PM ET, Wed May 5, 2021
Demonstrators and police clash at a protest against he tax reform bill in Bogota. (CNN)Tensions have hardly dissipated in Colombia after President Ivan Duque withdrew a controversial fiscal reform proposal this weekend. More than a week of violent protests have seen at least 24 people killed, the country s Ombudsman Office reported Wednesday, and the demonstrations have evolved into a broader popular show of anger.
Thousands of people are still taking to the streets to protest against police brutality and the economic cost of the pandemic amid Colombia s extreme inequality. And with both issues common across South America and exacerbated by the pandemic many international observers are watching Colombia s cycle of protest closely for signs of deeper regional effects.