A social media influencer taped herself taking a hammer to a TransMilenio station during Thursday’s protests. Her vandalism video has outraged Colombians.
Four days of protests in Bogotá has left scores of civilians and police officers injured. Colombia’s capital braces for another week of demonstrations.
While Bogotá and Cali bore the brunt of violence during the national strike Thursday, three Colombian cities showed exceptional civility and concern for their infrastructure.
What was being celebrated as a “day of peaceful protest” by trade unions and the government turned to violence when masked vandals stormed Plaza de Bolívar.
The Paro Nacional in Bogotá has witnessed the participation of large representations of Colombian society marching in solidarity with the unions and victims of the internal conflict.
Thousands and marching across Colombia in protest over the social and economic policies of the government. The demonstrations in Bogotá are concentrating in Plaza de Bolivar.
Thursday’s nationwide protest is being heralded by left-wing politicians as Colombia’s entry into the social protest that has gripped many Latin American nations. For those who oppose, the future of democracy is at stake.
Bogotá Mayor Enrique Peñalosa outlined the security operations for the capital to guarantee peaceful protest during the national strike on Thursday, Nov 21.