5 Decades Overdue - Protests in Colombia turn deadly, outrage hints at deeper inequalities

Opinion Analysis by Alissar Azzam, Contributor

Tens of thousands march last month across Colombia to demonstrate against a controversial tax proposal set forth by right-wing President Ivan Duque. Faced with a brutal police crackdown, mounting death tolls, and deep-rooted corruption and inequalities – exacerbated by Coronavirus – Colombians join a regional wave of antigovernmental uprisings, picking up where they left off in 2020.