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Bogota/Medellin, May 30 (EFE).- Thousands of people joined marches in Bogota and Medellin to reject and call for the end of the 'National Strike' and the violence that arises from the demonstrations against the Colombian Government. Although the National Strike and its mobilizations are welcomed en masse by thousands of people in Colombia, a sector of society protests, claiming that due to the strike, commerce, supplies, the economy and their security have been affected. (Camera: MAURICIO DUEÑAS/LUIS EDUARDO NORIEGA). SHOT LIST: MARCHES AGAINST NATIONAL STRIKE AND VIOLENCE IN BOGOTA AND MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA.
Bogotá, Jun 6 (EFE).- Colombia's National Strike Committee (CNP), made up mainly of unions, has decided to "unilaterally suspend" talks over the country's social crisis, the government said Sunday."Today, the committee has decided to unilaterally suspend the dialog at the dialog table. We, the government, are ready," said government spokesman and presidential adviser for stabilization and consolidation, Emilio Archila. (Camera: CARLOS ORTEGA). B-ROLL OF THE PROTEST IN BOGOTA, COLOMBIA.
San Felix, May 11 (EFE).- With a huge poster that reads '#SOSColombia' several paragliders gathered on Tuesday in San Felix, a town with favorable winds for paragliding, to carry out what they called an 'Air March' and fill the sky with colors demanding that there be no more violence during the national strike. (Camera: LUIS EDUARDO NORIEGA).SHOT LIST: PARAGLIDING PILOTS FLY FOR AN ACTIVITY THAT THEY CALLED 'AIR MARCH', OVER THE TOWN OF SAN FELIX, IN ANTIOQUIA, COLOMBIA.
Bogota, May 5 (EFE) (CAMERA: Santiago Guerra).- Thousands of Colombians took to the streets of the country again Wednesday at the beginning of the second "national strike" of protest against the Government of President Ivan Duque, after a week of intense demonstrations and violence with dozens of deaths.
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