Statement of the World Federation of Democratic Youth in Solidarity with the Colombian Youth and People

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The below statement is adapted from a Twitter thread posted by the World Federation of Democratic Youth on 6 May 2021. You can access the original thread here. Below the general WFDY statement is a statement from the Latin America and Caribbean division of WFDY, adapted from this Instagram post. Statement of the World Federation of Democratic Youth in Solidarity with the Colombian Youth and People On the 28th of April, the youth and people of Colombia took to the streets in a National Strike in rejection of the anti-popular policies the government of Iván Duque has been developing, which have aggravated an already difficult situation due to the economic and health crisis. Repression by the repressive apparatus of the Colombian state has been a reality in the protests since the first day, which has already resulted in harsh images of charges and the death of two people. According to…

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Statement of the World Federation of Democratic Youth in Solidarity with the Colombian Youth and People