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Thousands of people on Wednesday took to the streets in several cities across Colombia in fresh protests against Colombian President Ivan Duque.
Dozens of people have been killed in protests that erupted across the country on April 28, initially against a tax hike that would have mostly affected the middle classes, but which have morphed into a major movement against the government.
On Wednesday, the protests were peaceful and colorful during the day, but after nightfall deteriorated into clashes with police in the capital, Bogota, Medellin in the northwest and other cities.
The demonstrators demanded an end to police repression and more supportive
The EU issued a declaration on the deteriorating political situation in Nicaragua firmly condemning the actions of the Nicaraguan authorities against opposition parties, media, journalists and civil society, including the systematic detention and arrest of presidential candidates and opposition leaders.
International condemnation of Nicaragua killings
Canada said the crisis in Nicaragua poses serious security risks for the region. A human rights organization confirmed 212 deaths in an official report on the violence, which Nicaragua rejected as notably biased.
The Canadian government spoke out on Friday against Nicaragua s crackdown on protesters in the cities of Managua and Masaya, calling a lack of justice and accountability for the crimes that have been committed unacceptable. We condemn the killings of unarmed protesters by state security forces and paramilitary groups and the crackdowns in Managua and Masaya, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said in a statement.
Colombia desperately implies peaceful protesters were armed to the teeth
June 9, 2021
Colombia’s vice-president on Tuesday implied that 40,000 weapons were seized from anti-government protesters as the government began drowning in criminal charges.
Vice-President Marta Lucia Ramirez made the claim after she was heard by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) over alleged crimes against humanity committed to quell the protests.
Ramirez told press that “the security forces have had to seize 40,000 weapons. These are people who went out to protest, not peacefully, but armed and with the intention of destroying things.”
According to the Defense Ministry, almost 46,000 “corrective measures” were taken against people for carrying knives or sharp objects since the protests began on April 28.