Demonstrations repressed in Colombia: "We are crowding out social and economic demands"
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Demonstration in Bogota against the tax reform project on May 1, 2021. Juan BARRETO AFP
By: Jean-Baptiste Marot Follow
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In Colombia, despite the withdrawal of the hotly contested tax reform project and the resignation of the Minister of Finance, protests continue.
With nearly 20 dead and 800 injured, this heavy toll is not a reason to silence the discontent of Colombians.
In a country where the majority of the population lives in the informal sector, poverty has exploded from 37 to 45%, making Colombia one of the countries hardest hit by the health crisis.
Analysis by Mathilde Allain, lecturer in political science at the Institute of Higher Studies of Latin America.
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Mathilde Allain
is the author of "
Cultivating resistance in the Colombian countryside: how everyday life becomes political"
in the journal
Actes de la recherche en sciences sociales.
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