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Demonstrators take part in a protest demanding government action to tackle poverty, police violence and inequalities in healthcare and education systems, in Bogota, Colombia May 28, 2021. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez
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Colombia sends military to western province after four die during protests

The four died in and around Cali on Friday as tens of thousands marched across the country in the latest in demonstrations that started on April 28 to oppose tax reform but have since expanded to...

A man walks behind a barricade built with parts of a police station, in Cali, Colombia May 13, 2021. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez
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With fuel and food scarce, people in Colombia’s Cali ask for negotiation

Demonstrators clash with members of the security forces during a protest against what they say was police brutality exerted in recent protests against President Ivan Duque's government's tax reform in Cali, Colombia May 3, 2021. REUTERS/Juan Bautista
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UN, EU call for calm at Colombia protests, warn of excessive force

A protester stokes a fire during a protest against the tax reform of President Ivan Duque's government in Bogota, Colombia, May 1, 2021. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez
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Thousands march in Colombia in fourth day of protests against tax plan

Demonstrators take part in a protest against the tax reform of President Ivan Duque's government in Bogota, Colombia April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez
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Thousands of Colombians march to protest tax proposals

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Colombia fuel truck inferno kills seven, dozens injured

A resident of the working-class district of Girardot put a red cloth on his door to indicate those in the home are in need of assistance, in Bogota, Colombia/Al Jazeera
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Colombians hang red rags for help amid Covid-19 lockdown

Pablo Escobar's 'cocaine hippos' may benefit Colombia's environment
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Pablo Escobar's 'cocaine hippos' may benefit Colombia's environment

Inmates extend their hands at the Modelo prison in Bogota after a riot killed 23 inmates amid rising tensions over the virus in the penitentiary system. Photo: AFP via BSS
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Prison riot kills 23 in Colombia as Chile enforces virus curfew

Colombia's President Ivan Duque addresses the nation in a televised speech accompanied by his government team, in which he declared a nationwide quarantine for 19 days, as a preventive measure against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Bogota, Colombia March 20, 2020. Courtesy of Colombian Presidency/Handout via Reuters
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Colombia to hold 19-day quarantine to fight coronavirus

Seven killed as military vehicle explodes in southeast Colombia
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Seven killed as military vehicle explodes in southeast Colombia

Colombia's President Ivan Duque speaks during an interview with Reuters in Cartagena, Colombia January 15, 2020. REUTERS/Javier Andres Rojas/File Photo
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Colombia rejects Venezuelan proposal to resume diplomatic relations

FILE PHOTO: Economist and former UN official Henry Acosta, speaks during a Reuters interview in Cali, Colombia January 7, 2020. REUTERS/Luis Jaime Acosta
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Armed conflict in Colombia could heat up in 2020: peace mediator