Tag: student protests


Student leader assassinated in southwest Colombia
A student leader and reporter was assassinated in southwest Colombia on Monday, months after...
Colombia’s youth breaking free from decades of tyranny
Colombia’s anti-government protests have shown that the country’s youth no longer...
The systematic criminalization of Colombia’s youth | 2000 – 2018
Colombia’s prosecution arrested some 10,000 students on bogus terrorism or rebellion charges...
ESMAD: Is Colombia’s loathed anti-riot police unit on the way out?
The days of Colombia’s loathed anti-riot police unit ESMAD may be numbered after its brutal...
Colombia’s students’ first victory: rector accused of sexual harassment resigns
Colombia’s recent student protests have booked their first success: the university director...
Duque struggling to respond to Colombia’s swelling student protests
For the fourth time in little more than a month, tens of thousands of students marched in...
Colombia’s students return to the streets for Halloween-themed anti-police protests
Colombia’s students will celebrate Halloween on the streets of the capital Bogota on...
Students and teachers paralyze Colombia’s capital demanding more education, less police violence
Colombia’s students and teachers virtually paralyzed the capital Bogota on Thursday as part...
Colombia’s teachers join students in nationwide protests; police warn for ‘extremists’
Colombia’s Police said Wednesday that “extremist” groups plan to sow...
Defying violent repression, Colombia’s students announce mass protests
Colombia’s largest student organizations announced mass protests for next week in protest at...
Bogota police admits taking part in vandalism that ended peaceful student protests: report
Sources within Bogota’s Police department have confirmed that two of its officers took part...
Colombia proposes to restrict right to protest after vandals and police end peaceful students marches
In the midst of student protests, Colombia’s interior minister said Friday she is preparing...
