Colombia Travel News Update 2021 - 19 people killed in protests (May 5)
Colombia Travel News Update 2021 - 19 people killed in protests (May 5) The United Nations has condemned the violent repression of protests in Colombia, after clashes between police and demonstrators left at least 18 dead and 87 people missing. In a week of unrest across Colombia, riot police have rampaged across the smoke-filled streets, shooting protesters at point-blank range and charging at crowds with their motorcycles, according to various news sources At least five people died in Cali amid fresh violence on Monday night. 2021 is seeing a turn for the worse in Colombia. Rising poverty and unemployment following COVID-19 restrictions have people increasingly venting their anger in the streets in Colombia, openly defying official pleas to stay home. The chaos has forced President Ivan Duque to backpedal on the tax reform plans promising to rewrite the bill excluding taxes on basic food items, utilities and gasoline that angered protesters. 0:00 Start 0:25 What the Colombians have to say 0:47 7th day of protests in Colombia 2:18 Death of Nicolas Guerrero 2:43 United Nations condemnation 4:39 Pandemic facts in regards to Colombia 5:07 Wrap Up Description Welcome to Travels with Babas. Here to give you updates on travel destinations, and sharing my journey about my travels in Colombia. Learned Spanish, and a lot of cool stuff while catching Colombia and Latin America. Subscribe to my channel for travel updates in 2021 ! **************************************************************************** Subscribe to my Patreon where I post content that's not for Youtube / travelwithbabas **************************************************************************** INSTAGRAM @travelswithbabas **************************************************************************** FACEBOOK / travels-with-babas-104301008112004 **************************************************************************** cartagena colombia, colombia travel, colombia travel update, colombia travel update 2020, dominican republic travel, dominican republic travel 2020
