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Far-Right Wins Presidency in Colombia: ‘A Frightening Result’
phillynews215 12/21/2023
Ivan Duque, who is the candidate of former president Alvaro Uribe, won a solid victory for Colombia’s presidency and will probably take Colombia back towards civil war and internal repression, with the help of the…
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Month-Long Student Strike Paralyzes Colombia’s Public Universities
phillynews215 12/09/2023 15 Comments on Month-Long Student Strike Paralyzes Colombia’s Public Universities
Colombia’s university students face on-going repression of their protests, while they continue their month-long university strike, demanding adequate funding for the public university system. Recently elected conservative president Ivan Duque faces his first crisis. We…
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Dramatic Increase in Political Violence in Colombia due to Abandonment of Peace Agreement
phillynews215 11/25/2023
Recent human rights reports show that murders of social leaders have skyrocketed since Colombia’s right-wing President Ivan Duque came into office in 2017. Activist Manuel Rozental speaks to us about the situation from one of…