Let's talk about what's happening in Colombia right now.

On April 28th, country-wide protests began in response to a wildly unpopular tax reform proposed by President Iván Duque's government due to the country's economic crisis.

Sources of information for this episode are listed below.

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Sources:

NPR: https://www.npr.org/2021/04/30/992142575/protesters-march-in-colombia-against-plan-to-raise-taxes-in-pandemic-wracked-eco

CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/colombia-anti-government-protests-j-balvin/

The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/05/world/americas/colombia-covid-protests-duque.html

BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-56986821

France24: https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20210506-thousands-return-to-colombia-s-streets-after-week-of-deadly-anti-govt-protests

UN Human Rights Press Release: https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=27054&LangID=E 

The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/05/colombia-protests-repression-duque-tax-reform-police-esmad/