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Solidarity: On a pavement in Cali, candles spell out the words “for our dead” during a vigil on 5 May in honour of the demonstrators who died during protests against the government. The current death toll is at least 45 people. Photo: Luis Robayo/AFP

#SOSColombia: Remember Sharpeville?

The Colombian government’s violent repression of political dissent is dangerous

Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón
Maria Gabriela Palacio