For nearly a month, thousands of people have been protesting against the government in Colombia. About 50 people have died in clashes with police.
Here's why the protests are still raging on…
Here's why the protests are still raging on…
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00:00I was one of the people who received five shots, but thank God, they didn't give me one.
00:30So what we want, like the time of our great-grandfathers, that with 300 pesos we bought a whole market
00:51here in Colombia, but right now with 300 pesos we can't even afford to buy an egg pan.
00:57This is how the people feel, offended, they feel very angry because they are killing all our young people.
01:05We feel very bad, we feel very bad.
01:09Truly, President, please take office, please settle for what you have, let the people rise, let the people grow.
01:58This is a 5.56 rifle shot with which the police are shooting at us right now, at the civilians.
02:05Look at the impacts.
02:07Here the shot went to that side and saved this side.
02:14And they say they are not responding, so what's next?
02:17As you can see, we are painting this house with everything, with everything that is happening.
02:31Mascot, all our dead, they also have the photos, they also have names.
02:37As you can see, this foundation is for our whole country.
02:42Here we have, as you can see this part, the fallen, all the corruption.
02:50It is here, plasmed, so that another person can come and see how much corruption they have done in this town.
02:59And here we present all the medicine supplies, the medicine, the alcohol, the water, the serum for the wounds.
03:09This is the mouth cover, we also have the rice, the whole town gives it.
03:15We have water, we have vinegar, we have soda, so that the pepper gas does not have an effect on our eyes.
03:24These are all our dear brothers for the homeland.
03:28Look, these are all the names of the kids who have fallen for our homeland.
03:34This strike has not ended, this strike continues, it always continues.