FRANCE 24 English published this video item, entitled “Thousands demand an end to police violence in Colombia in nationwide antigovernment protests” – below is their description.
The protest movement in Colombia has entered its 3rd week, with no sign on abating. Human rights monitors say at least 42 people have died since the national street movement began. Demonstrators initially took to the streets to voice their anger over new taxes, but they are now focusing their anger on police, demanding its violence to stop. The government has offered to sit down with the movement’s leaders, but the latter say now is not the time for dialogue.
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In This Story: Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a transcontinental country largely in the north of South America, with territories in North America. Colombia is bounded on the north by the Caribbean Sea, the northwest by Panama, the south by Ecuador and Peru, the east by Venezuela, the southeast by Brazil, and the west by the Pacific Ocean.
The capital is Bogotá, the country’s largest city. With over 50 million inhabitants Colombia is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse countries in the world. The Republic of Colombia was declared in 1886. Panama seceded in 1903.
Colombia’s territory encompasses Amazon rainforest, highlands, grasslands, and deserts, and it is the only country in South America with coastlines and islands along both the Atlantic and Pacific.