A wide range of social organizations in Colombia recently called for a general strike after President Iván Duque’s government proposed tax increases on public services, fuel, wages and pensions. The government intended to increase revenue and reduce debt, but the changes disproportionately affected middle- and working-class Colombians.
Colombians heeded the call , and following massive demonstrations across the country, the government eventually withdrew the reforms and the finance minister resigned . However, the use of lethal force by police against mostly peaceful protesters fuelled demands for better social and economic policies.
These demands include the dissolution of the Colombian anti-riot […]
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