Iván Duque
Families seek justice for youth killed while protesting last year
Distraught families are trying to raise awareness and seek justice after their children were killed while protesting proposed tax hikes in Colombia last year. Human rights groups say police killed dozens of youth from working-class areas.
Photos: Colombia’s Indigenous Guard, defenders of land, the environment and their own lives
Unions, students and ethnic groups have been protesting for weeks in Bogotá over President Ivan Duque’s social and economic policies. In this photo essay, see the demonstrators joined by Colombia’s Indigenous Guard as they mark a third national strike with marches, chants and dancing to demand their rights.
Kitchenware cacophony: How ‘cacerolazos’ became the symbol of Colombia’s anti-government protests
The banging of pots, pans, forks, spatulas, whatever was at hand, began in a small neighborhood in Bogotá and quickly spread like wildfire. The phenomenon grew to define the anti-government protests in Colombia, and sent a unified message: We will not be silenced.
