FRANCE 24 English published this video item, entitled “Colombia’s boiling point? Crackdown on tax revolt sparks wider social unrest” – below is their description.
What started out last week as #protests against tax hikes has spiraled. Evidence of #Colombia 🇨🇴 law enforcement firing on unarmed demonstrators have drawn condemnation from the international community.
How to break the culture of #violence in a nation awash with guns, gangs, ex-rebels, paramilitaries, and where police answer to the defense minister? François Picard’s panel looks at how the social unrest of 2019 against inequality and poor government is back with a vengeance as Colombians suffer the consequences of the pandemic.
FRANCE 24 English YouTube Channel
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