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Colombians in Mexico City stage protest against police 'repression' in Colombia

Mexico City, May 8 (EFE).- About 300 Colombians took to the streets in Mexico City, demanding an end to alleged state repression against protesters in their country.At least 27 people have died, and nearly 360 have disappeared in days of protests across Colombia, plunging the country into crisis over President Ivan Duque's proposed tax reforms.The tax reforms proposal was withdrawn after massive street protests, but demonstrators are fuming at alleged police brutality and the Duque government's healthcare reforms. (Camera: AMERICA NERI).SHOT LIST: COLOMBIANS IN MEXICO CITY STAGE AN ANTI-GOVERNMENT IN MEXICO CITY, MEXICO. SOUND BITES: PROTESTERS ESTEFANY JIMÉNEZ AND DARINA MERCHANT (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATIONS: 1. ESTEFANY JIMÉNES.- We're hurt because of our young people, because of the deaths. We cry for them and we suffer a lot from outside of the country and we also thank them. Thanks to them we have the faith that everything in our country will change.2. DARINA MERCHANT.- It is time to unite these voices to show that we no longer want militaristic, warmongering, violent governments, that we want democratic governments that respect the people.