Colombia

Colombian president Gustavo Petro sits in a smart suit
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Gustavo Petro elected as president after a vote for change in Colombia

Left wing or establishment friend?
21 June 2022
Two protesters join Palestine protest in London, 2021
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International round up: Rampaging Israelis chant ‘Death to Arabs’

Attacks on Palestinians, Colombia left challenge
31 May 2022
International round up: School strikers defy regime’s violence in Myanmar
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International round up: School strikers defy regime’s violence in Myanmar

Fierce resistance to the military regime in Myanmar is continuing, despite a renewed state crackdown.
08 June 2021
Violence against protests increases in Colombia while talks collapse
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Violence against protests increases in Colombia while talks collapse

Protests are continuing to rage in Colombia despite escalating state violence.
01 June 2021
Movement in Colombia scores new victories
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Movement in Colombia scores new victories

Protests, strikes and blockades have put president Ivan Duque under pressure
25 May 2021
Protests in Colombia continue to rock state
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Protests in Colombia continue to rock state

Angry protesters continue to take to the streets in Colombia for the third week in a row despite brutal repression.
17 May 2021
Colombian protesters and strikers face down corrupt president Duque
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Colombian protesters and strikers face down corrupt president Duque

Protests and strikes have erupted throughout Colombia in response to assaults by right wing president Ivan Duque. 
09 May 2021
Revolt over tax increase in Colombia
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Revolt over tax increase in Colombia

Furious protests in Colombia have forced the right wing government to back down from plans to raise taxes on goods bought by ordinary people
04 May 2021
International Round Up: First coronavirus cases detected in Gaza strip
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International Round Up: First coronavirus cases detected in Gaza strip

The first two cases of coronavirus were detected in the Gaza Strip on Sunday of last week. Two people have been put in quarantine.
24 March 2020
More revolts in Latin American countries
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More revolts in Latin American countries

Strikes in Peru and Colombia have marked the spread of revolt
26 November 2019
Racist propaganda falls short in Hungary’s anti-refugee referendum
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Racist propaganda falls short in Hungary’s anti-refugee referendum

Also: Narrow vote rejects Farc peace deal in Colombia
04 October 2016
Referendum in Colombia could end armed struggle
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Referendum in Colombia could end armed struggle

After decades of war, could left wing guerrillas Farc make peace with the state?
07 September 2016
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International round-up

French railways at a standstill | Santos re-elected in Colombia | South African miners to settle?
17 June 2014
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International round-up

British planes add to Ukraine sabre rattling | Shoe strike hits China’s bosses | Peasants blockade Colombian roads | May Day general strike in Greece
29 April 2014
A year of elections tests South American governments
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A year of elections tests South American governments

Around 100,000 student protesters disrupted the polls at Chile’s primary elections last week. 
02 July 2013
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What We Think

Medal for Tony Blair is another low for George Bush

George Bush is to award Tony Blair – along with former Australian prime minister John Howard and Colombian president Alvaro Uribe – with the laughingly titled Presidential Medal of Freedom.
06 January 2009
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International

Colombia: an inspiring battle for indigenous rights

Colombia’s president Alvaro Uribe bluntly admitted, "Yes, the police fired on the indigenous protesters." This followed several days of attacks by police and the military on the communities of the Cauca region.
04 November 2008
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Socialist Review Archive

The Farc, Chavez and the Colombian dilemma

The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, the Farc, has existed since the late 1940s. But it has rarely received the kind of worldwide attention it has today.
01 July 2008
Colombia: vicious friend of the West
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Colombia: vicious friend of the West

Colombia’s government is not just a vicious regime that targets trade unionists and civil activists. It is also George Bush’s key ally in Latin America and on the front line of his intervention in that region.
18 March 2008
Kim Howells’ dirty friends
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Kim Howells’ dirty friends

The Welsh TUC last week called on Gordon Brown’s government to halt military aid to Colombia. It joined a chorus of condemnation of Kim Howells MP, the foreign office minister and Pontypridd MP, who was pictured sharing a joke with General Mario Montoya, head of the Colombian army.
18 March 2008
Oppression and curse of Coke in Colombia
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Oppression and curse of Coke in Colombia

On 12 February a brown envelope was left outside the home of Coca-Cola worker José Domingo Flórez. The note inside was from the Black Eagles, a right wing paramilitary death squad.
18 March 2008
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Colombian paramilitaries kill march organisers

Four trade union leaders were assassinated in the week following the 6 March day of protests against paramilitaries and state crime. These protests took place across Colombia and in many parts of the world.
18 March 2008
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International

Venezuela-Colombia conflict sheds light on US imperialism

George Bush waded into the growing inter-governmental crisis in Latin America earlier this week by expressing the US’s unqualified support for the Colombian president Alvaro Uribe.
06 March 2008
Colombian protests hide state violence
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Colombian protests hide state violence

"From above, they looked like a white river flowing through the streets of Colombia’s capital. They wore white T-shirts that read, ‘Yo soy Colombia (I am Colombia). Stop the kidnappings, the lies, the murders. No more Farc’."
12 February 2008