21/9/20:
Clashes in 4 cities
16/9/20:
Colombia, Itagüi (Antioquia): clashes between cops and protesters as state admits cops killed lawyer whose death sparked movement
13/12/20:
Colombia, Bogota: 5th day of clashes over cop barbarism. See also this
“During protests last Wednesday, seven young people, including teenagers, died after being shot in Bogota. Three other people died in connection with the protests last Thursday night, including a woman who was hit by a stolen public bus.Three people were also killed in Soacha during the protests….In the past week, hundreds of civilians have been injured in clashes between protesters and police in Soacha and Bogota, with dozens wounded by gunshots in the capital. Close to 200 police officers were also injured, while at least 60 police stations were vandalized, as well as dozens of public transport vehicles
12/9/20:
Colombia, Cartagena: further clashes over cop savagery
“Protesters again protested this Thursday in different areas of Bogotá and other cities in Colombia against police violence, although so far with less intensity than the day before, when the disorders left ten people dead. As yesterday, the target of the protests were the Commands for Immediate Action (CAI) [police substations] of the Police, which were attacked with stones and other objects and in some cases forced the intervention of anti-riot units.Again, the main point of concentration was the CAI of Villa Luz, in the west of Bogotá, where the two uniformed men involved in the death of lawyer Javier Ordóñez worked, whose death fueled street protests. Dozens of protesters arrived at that place who again threw objects at the police facility and in response to this situation, members of the Mobile Anti-Riot Squad (Esmad) fired tear gas to force them to retreat. One of the most tense situations was experienced in the Zona Franca neighborhood, in the neighbourhood of Fontibón, also in the west of Bogotá, where at first some neighbors formed a human chain to prevent a CAI from attacking. However, that did not prevent stones and sticks from falling against the infrastructure and a confrontation between the protesters and Esmad from breaking out…. people reported on social networks that there were soldiers who fired shots in the air. In the Verbenal neighborhood, in the north of Bogotá, where two of the young people killed in Wednesday’s riots lived, the protesters filled the CAI with sticks and flammable objects and set it on fire as on the previous night. In Bogotá, seven people lost their lives yesterday and three more died in excesses in the neighboring town of Soacha….There were also excesses in other areas such as the Portal del Norte and the traditional neighborhood 20 de Julio, in the south of the city, where the Esmad and the mob clashed. Due to “the security and mobility conditions due to the demonstrations unrelated to the operation that occur at this time in various sectors of the city”, the Mayor’s Office, with the “objective of safeguarding the life” of the inhabitants of Bogotá, decided to advance 11:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. local time the closing of the operation of the Transmilenio bus system. Another difficult situation was experienced in the San Fernando neighborhood of Cali, the main city in the south-west of the country, where vandals looted branches of BBVA and Banco de Bogotá, and broke glass in a station of the MIO bus system during clashes with the police. In Medellín, the protesters gathered in the Parque de los Deseos with the purpose of walking through several streets until they reached the Metropolitan Police Command of Valle de Aburrá. However, midway along the way, the police intervened and dispersed the crowd, which reached their destination in small groups to continue with a protest in which bank headquarters were attacked. In Barranquilla, a group staged disorders in the Plaza de la Paz shouting “Why are they killing us?” The scenes were repeated in other intermediate cities such as Cúcuta, which has the main border crossing with Venezuela; Manizales and Pereira, located in the central Coffee Axis, and Ibagué, capital of the Tolima department.”
More details in various languages (with videos):
- Violences policières Girón – 12 septembre 2020
- Commerce informel Piedecuesta (Santander) – 11 septembre 2020
- Violences policières Carthagène – 9 et 12 septembre 2020
- Violence policière, la police tue un avocat Bogotá, Medellín, Bucaramanga, Baranquilla, Cúcuta – 11 septembre 2020
- Violence policière, la police tue un avocat Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, Manizales, Peirera, Ibagué, Cajamlarca et Cucuta – 10 septembre 2020
- Violence policière, la police tue un avocat Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, Barranquilla, Popayan et Neiva – 9 septembre 2020
- Mort d’un jeune Repelon (Atlantico) – 6 septembre 2020
- Massacres de jeunes Bogotá – 21 août 2020
- Commerce informel Bogotá – 19 août 2020
- Indigènes Corinto (Cauca) – 13 août 2020
- Etudiants indigènes Armenia (Quindio) – 24 juillet 2020
- Coronavirus, confinement Bucaramanga – 20 juillet 2020
- Report des élections San Zenon (Magdalena) – 15 juillet 2020
- Mine de Mina Walter Montecristo (Bolívar) – 24 juin 2020
- Violences faites aux femmes Bucaramanga – 8 juillet 2020
- Expulsion Soacha (Cundinamarca) – 25 juin 2020
- Coronavirus, contre les négligences gouvernementales Medellín et Bogotá – 15 juin 2020
- Coronavirus, confinements Marché Bazurto (Catagena) – 26 mai 2020
- Coronavirus, aide alimentaire Zapayan (Magdalena) – 25 mai 2020
- Coupures d’électricité Santa Marta et Ciénaga – 25 mai 2020
- Emeute de l’électricité à Ciénaga – 19 mai 2020
- Cocaleros Cucuta (Norte de Santander) – 18 mai 2020
- Coronavirus, refus d’un centre de soin : blocage du quartier Las Ferias à Ibagué (Tolima) – 18 mai 2020
- Expulsion Siloé (Cali) 16 mai 2020
- Coronavirus, confinement Sincé (Sucre) – 12 mai 2020
- Coronavirus, aide alimentaire San Sebastián de Buenavista (Magdalena) – 10 mai 2020
- Emeute de l’électricité à Ciénaga – 9 mai 2020
- Coronavirus, pénurie alimentaire Plato (Magdalena) – 4 mai 2020
- Expulsion Ciudad Bolívar (Bogota) -2 mai 2020
- Cultures « illégales » : affrontements à El Bagre – 30 avril 2020
- Réfugiés vénézuéliens : affrontements à Puente Rumichaca – 30 avril 2020
- Opération de police Comuna 10 – La Candelaria (Medellin) – 29 avril 2020
- Coronavirus, pénurie alimentaire Malambo (Barranquilla) – 29 avril 2020
- Coronavirus, aide humanitaire Robledo (Medellin) – 24 avril 2020
- Coronavirus centre de formation pour mineurs à Valle del Lili (Cali) – 22 avril 2020
- Coronavirus, aide alimentaire Medellin – 21 avril 2020
- Coronavirus, aide alimentaire Fundacion (Magdalena) – 20 avril 2020
- Coronavirus prison de Quibdo – 19 avril 2020
- Coronavirus, aide alimentaire Ciudad Bolivar (Bogota) – 17 avril 2020
- Coronavirus : émeutes de la faim à Bogota – 16 avril 2020
- Coronavirus, concert de casseroles Bogota – 15 avril 2020
- Coronavirus, confinement La Boquilla (Cartagena) – 10-12-14 avril 2020
- Coronavirus, aide alimentaire Sincelejo (Sucre) – 14 avril 2020
- Réfugiés vénézuéliens San Gil – avril
- Coronavirus maison d’arrêt de Barrancabermeja – 14 avril 2020
- Intervention policière Luruaco (Atlantico) – 9 avril 2020
- Coronavirus prison de San Juan de Pasto – 7 avril 2020
- Coronavirus Palermo (Huila) – 3 avril 2020
- Coronavirus : eau et approvisionnement Ciudad Equidad (Magdalena) – 2 avril 2020
- Coronavirus prison de Cucuta – 24 mars 2020
- Coronavirus Pereira, Bogotá, Soacha, Riohacha – 24 mars 2020
- Cornavirus prisons de Bogota, Medellin, Boyaca – 22 mars 2020
- Coronavirus prisons de Bogota et Ibagué – 21 mars 2020
- Coronavirus : mutinerie dans la prison de La Picota (Bogota) – 17 mars 2020
- Mouvement des camionneurs Bogotá – 13 mars 2020
- Université Cali – 11 mars 2020
- Droit des femmes Bogotá – 8 mars 2020
- Université Bogotá – 5 mars 2020
- Université Medellín et Bogota – 3 mars 2020
- Université Bucaramanga (Santander) – 28 février 2020
- Université Soacha, Medellin et Bogota – 26 février 2020
- Université Ibagué – 24 février 2020
- Université Bogotá – 24 février 2020
- Université Bogotá – 21 février 2020
- Université Medellín – 20 février 2020
- Université Bogotá – 19 février 2020
- Université Bogotá – 13 février 2020
- Université Medellin – 12 février 2020
- Université Bogotá et Medellín -6 février 2020
- Université Bogotá – 30 janvier 2020
- Université Medellin – 29 janvier 2020
- Contre les privatisations, réforme du système des retraites et du travail Bogota, Medellin, Cali, Ibagué – 21 janvier 2020
- Université Bogotá – 16 janvier 2020
19/12/19:
Colombia, Bogota: heavy clashes with the state in movement against privatisations, pension and work reforms (videos and links)
18/12/19:
Colombia, Bogota: riots force closure of university for a month
6/12/19:
Colombia, Medellin: clashes as state confiscates flypitchers’ goods
5/12/19:
Colombia: clashes in 3 cities
28/11/19:
Colombia, Medellin: cops molotoved during riots near Polytechnic as youths block major roads
27/11/19:
Colombia: anarchist report on the movement November 22nd – 27th …Bucaramanga: looting and clashes with cops during riots following demos against misery on 7th day of national strike
“A small group vandalized the center of the city, especially two commercial warehouses“
26/11/19:
Colombia: Leftist but informative Roar magazine report
23/11/19:
Colombia, Bogota: clashes continue
22/11/19:
Colombia: riots, clashes and looting in 4 cities (videos and links)
Sample quotes:
“Colombia will keep troops on the streets to help police maintain order, President Ivan Duque said Saturday, after nationwide protests in the past two days degenerated into looting in some areas. Joint military-police patrols will continue…Bogota’s mayor Enrique Penalosa ordered a curfew last night after looting broke out in the south of the city. Rumors that the attacks had moved to the wealthier north led some people to form vigilante groups to protect their property….The demonstrations have been motivated by a range of issues, including the government’s education and labor policies, unsolved murders of social leaders and corruption. Unions said they’d convene another national demonstration Monday…On Friday, demonstrators chanted “Down with Duque!” and “Long live the national strike!” Thieves hijacked a city bus and used it to batter down the doors of a shuttered shop in the south of Bogota, allowing a mob of looters to enter…On Thursday, more than quarter of a million Colombians took part in the nation’s biggest protests in years.” (Video including bus hijacking here)
“Several protesters caused damage to the facilities of the Palacio de Liévano, in the historic center of Bogotá, shortly before the riot police launched tear gas against the crowd …clashes escalated in the vicinity of the Gran Estación shopping center…The National University, the Congress and the headquarters of the Colombian Institute of Educational Credit and Technical Studies Abroad (ICETEX) have also been the scene of clashes…In front of the ICETEX headquarters, a group of people tried to enter the premises using stones and ‘potato bombs’ (which are named after their resemblance to the tubers and may include nails, nuts and stones). At least four policemen were injured…The deterioration of pensions and salaries, breach of agreements with students, and the perennial situation of violence in the country – more than 160 social and union leaders have been killed so far this year – as well as the Government’s attempt to modify the peace agreement with the FARC in 2016, are the main reasons for the mobilizations…in the city of Cali the authorities have declared a curfew due to the riots and looting “
…supermarkets looted as protests continue
“Commuters in Bogotá and other cities faced long delays on Friday. Many of Bogotá’s bus stations were closed and police used tear gas in a least two parts of the city’s working class south in an attempt to clear road blockades. Several supermarkets in the area were looted and some protesters stole a public bus”
3 cops were killed in a bomb blast – which could possibly become a pretext for nipping this particular movement in the bud before it’s hardly got started; it’s likely to overshadow the killing of 3 protesters/looters earlier. More here “At least 151 security forces and 122 civilians were injured, “most of whom suffered minor injuries and tear gas inhalation.” Six people have been killed..Friday night’s curfew in Bogotá was the first of its kind there in 43 years.”
21/11/19:
Colombia: strikes and clashes in 7 towns in movement against privatisation, potential pension reform, possible new labour law and other issues
“Clashes have erupted between tens of thousands of student-led protesters and security forces on the outskirts of Bogota’s El Dorado International Airport and other parts of the Colombian capital. Flights have not been canceled, but passengers were forced to walk to the airport from nearby hotels to get past throngs of marchers early this morning. Anti-riot police known as Esmad are using tear gas to try to divert the protesters away from the airport. In the historic center of Bogota this morning, thousands of marchers had gathered peacefully under a steady rain in Bolivar Plaza. Unrest has now broken out there as well, with police tear gassing protesters and vandals attacking public transport, businesses and monuments as nightfall sets in. Elsewhere in Colombia, vandalism and looting in the southwest city of Cali prompted the city’s mayor to declare a curfew at 7pm ET this evening… Many schools and businesses across Colombia are closed today.”
Account of the day by anarchist group
Colombia shows solidarity with Chile
20/11/19:
Colombia: clashes at universities in 2 towns
- Université Bogota – 7 novembre 2019
- Université : Bogota – 6 novembre 2019
- Université Soacha, Cali, Medellin, Barranquilla et Bogotá – 31 octobre 2019
- Université Cordoba et Cali – 30 octobre 2019
- Elections Taraza (Antioquia) et Achi (Bolivar) – 29 octobre 2019
- Université Medellin – 29 octobre 2019
- Elections Nechi (Antioquia) – 28 octobre 2019
- Elections Usiacuri (Atlantico), San Zenon, Pijino del Ccarmen (Magdalena), Santana, Paz de Rio (Boyaca) – 27 octobre 2019
- Football Santa Maria – 24 octobre 2019
- Université Medellin, Barranquilla, Bogota, Bucaramanga, Neiva – 24 octobre 2019
- Université Medellin – 22 octobre 2019
- Opération anti contrebande San Andresito de San José (Bogotá) – 18 octobre 2019
- Université Bogotá – 16 octobre 2019
- Université Pereira (Risaralda) – 15 octobre 2019
- Université Neiva et Bucaramanga – 11 octobre 2019
- Université Bogota, Popayan, Medellin, Ibagué, Barranquilla – 10 octobre 2019
- Université Pamplona (Norte de Santander) – 7 octobre 2019
- Université Bogotá – 2 octobre 2019
- Commerce frontalier La Parada (Cucuta) – 1 octobre 2019
- Université Barranquilla – 30 septembre 2019
- Université Bogotá – 27 septembre 2019
- Université Bogotá – 26 septembre 2019
- Université Bogotá – 25 septembre 2019
- Université Bogota – 24 septembre 2019
- Université Bogota – 23 septembre 2019
- Université Bogota et Barranquilla -12 septembre 2019
- Football Medellin – 9 septembre 2019
- Emeute de l’électricité à Soledad – 8 septembre 2019
- Université Soacha (Cundinamarca) – 4 septembre 2019
- Emeute de l’électricité à Guatemala (Cauca) – 30 juillet 2019
- Répression de la contrebande d’essence Tibú (Norte de Santander) – 24-25-26 juillet 2019
- Emeute de l’électricité à Soledad (Barranquilla, Atlantico) – 24 juillet 2019
- Commerce informel : assaut contre la maison du Maire à Natagaima (Tolima) – 5 juillet 2019
- Emeute de l’électricité à Guamal (Magdalena) 4 juillet 2019
- Chômage Fonseca (Guajira) – 26 juin 2019
- Chômage : blocage Fonseca (Guajira) – 25 juin 2019
- Journée du Skate Bogota -21 juin 2019
- Université Bogota et Peirera – 13 juin 2019
- « Dia del estudiante combativo y revolucionario » Bogota – 12 juin 2019
- Football Cali et Santa Marta – 1 juin 2019
- Université Bogota – 28 mai 2019
- Football Armenia – 27 mai 2019
- Université Bogota – 9 mai 2019
- Université Barranquilla et Ibagué – 2 mai 2019
- Indigènes Mocoa (Putumayo) – 29 avril 2019
- Université à Ibague (Tolima) – 30 avril 2019
- Université Pamplona lors de la grève nationale – 25 avril 2019
- Université Medellin lors de la grève nationale – 25 avril 2019
- Marche antigouvernementale Bogota – 25 avril 2019
- Université Bogota – 24 avril 2019
- Université Bogota – 12 avril 2019
- Université Medellin – 11 avril 2019
- Université Bogota – 9 avril 2019
- Parking informel Engativá (Bogota) – 8 avril 2019
- Université : affrontements à Bogota – 4 avril 2019
- Université Cali – 3 avril 2019
- Indigènes La Pajosa (El Cerrito, Valle del Cauca) – 2 avril 2019
- Football Bogota – 31 mars 2019
- Université Medellin – 28 mars 2019
- Intervention sécuritaire : affrontements à Cali – 27 mars 2019
- Expulsion Monteria (Cordoba) – 22 mars 2019
- Université Narino – 22 mars 2019
- Indigènes Santander Quilichao – 19 mars 2019
- Université Cali – 14 mars 2019
- Indigènes : blocage de la Panamerica en Cauca – 13 mars 2019
- Occupation de la ferme Uribe Belen de Bajirá – 12 mars 2019
- Université Bogota et Popayan – 28 février 2019
- Expulsion La Aurora de Robledo (Medellin) – 25 février 2019
- Transport informel Bogota – 21 février 2019
- Université Ibagué – 4 février 2019
- Tentative de lynchage à Bogota – 1 février 2019
- Expulsion Barrio Moravia de Medellin – 29 janvier 2019
- Université Bogota – 24 janvier 2019
- Université Narino et Medellin – 22 janvier 2019
- Université Cartagena et Baranquilla – 17 janvier 2019