Young men perform in a drumline during an anti-government protest in Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday, July 20, 2021, as the county marks its Independence Day
PROTESTS against poverty and inequality in Colombia resumed on the country’s independence day, with thousands joining marches in multiple cities.
The protests on Tuesday came as President Ivan Duque presented a $4 billion (£2.9bn) tax plan for social programmes and pandemic-related expenses.
The plan is smaller than a $6.3bn (£4.6bn) package that was presented in April, setting off huge protests across Colombia in which dozens of people were killed by authorities.
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Colombia’s success in controlling the drug trade should be recognised and its sovereignty respected, argues Dr GLORY SAAVEDRA
