Thousands of protesters in Bucaramanga took to the streets for a 6th consecutive day as part of a general strike in Colombia, demanding the immediate withdrawal of healthcare privatization and opposition to police violence. After police attacked the massive crowd, intense clashes occurred in the city center.
Daily Archives: May 3, 2021
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Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Barranquilla, in opposition to healthcare privatization and police violence amid an ongoing general strike. Despite the demonstration remaining peaceful on the highway, police attacked, firing tear gas and injuring several participants in the crowd fleeing the chemical weapon.
Hundreds of protesters returned to the streets of Manizales, demanding the end of healthcare privatization and police violence amid a general strike in Colombia. Police brutally attacked the demonstration, including tear-gassing the inside of a nearby bus fully occupied by passengers.
Hundreds of protesters returned to the streets of Pereira for a 6th consecutive day, demanding an end to healthcare privatization and police violence amid a general strike in Colombia. Police attacked the demonstration, leading to intense clashes across the city after nightfall.
Dozens of protesters gathered in Villavicencio, demanding an immediate end to healthcare privatization and police violence amid a general strike in Colombia. Police attacked the peaceful demonstration with a water cannon, dispersing the crowd which later came back together.
Hundreds of taxi drivers went on strike in Cúcuta, blocking roads to protest against the privatization of healthcare and police violence amid a general strike. Despite a military presence in the city, the workers remained undeterred and continued to block roads for hours.
Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Popayan against the privatization of healthcare and police violence in Colombia amid a general strike. Police attacked demonstrators after the main march occurred, resulting in clashes occurring at several points across the city.
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets across Medellin, protesting against the privatization of healthcare and police violence amid a general strike in Colombia. Unlike previous days, police did not attack the demonstrations, which remained largely peaceful.
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Cali for a 6th day of demonstrations against the privatization of healthcare and police violence amid a general strike. Police attacked demonstrators at the La Luna sector of the city, using tear gas and later live rounds, resulting in fires and clashes across the city with law enforcement and paramilitaries.
Hundreds of protesters in Foumbot took to the streets and set fire to a courthouse after an inmate at a local prison died of medical issues that had gone unattended and ignored by the local authorities. Upon arriving at the scene, Cameroonian security forces opened fire with live rounds, killing at least 2.
Thousands of protesters in Bogota took to the streets in opposition to healthcare privatization and police violence amid a general strike ongoing in Colombia. Despite the vast majority of demonstrations being peaceful, police brutally cracked down across the capital city, using chemical weapons and at times live rounds.