Colombian president Iván Duque orders curfew in capital Bogota after anti-government march

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The curfew was announced amid continuing unrest after tens of thousands took to the streets in a strong message of rejection against his conservative government

This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Workers clear broken glass from a bus station damaged by anti-government demonstrators, in Bogota, Colombia, Friday, Nov. 22, 2019. Protesters attacked the station Thursday during a nationwide strike called by labor unions, students and teachers to protest everything from economic inequality to violence against social leaders.

“One thing is a peaceful expression through protest,” Duque said. “Another very different thing is to take advantage of the protest to sow chaos.” “Colombia is facing a set of complex problems that are as difficult as any in its recent history,” said Cynthia Arnson, a Colombia expert and director of the Latin America program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. “I think any political leader faced with this array of problems would have a difficult time.”

Protest organizers had called on Duque Friday to establish a dialogue with indigenous, student and labour leaders to discuss labour and pension reform, among the wide range of other issues that protesters are bringing to the table.At least one union leader said he welcomed the opening of a national conversation, though there was no immediate response from key organizers.

 

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That president got the country out of hand, there is no governance and more compatriots are killed every day, state forces allow and collaborate with the deaths of more Colombians.

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