Colombians Rise Up One Year After the National Strike

On April 28, one year after the 2021 national strike (Paro Nacional), Colombians took to the streets to pay tribute to those who gave their lives protesting against the repressive policies of the Duque regime.

In Bogota, Medellin and Popayan, hooded militants threw rocks, Molotov cocktails and fireworks at riot officers.

Colombians remembered police violence with pain and indignation.

During a two-month period of massive protests in 2021, the anti-riot police and paramilitary groups left over 1,200 people injured and 75 citizens dead,