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Bogota, May 16 (EFE).- After 19 days in which tens of thousands of people have taken to Colombia's streets to express their discontent, the National Strike Committee (CNP) spoke Sunday for the second time with the government and asked for guarantees to the right to protest safely and to begin negotiating a way out of the crisis.In a meeting that began at 2 pm local time (19:00 GMT) and that lasted all afternoon, the CNP – made up of unions, workers' centrals and social and community organizations – also confirmed a call for a new protest on Wednesday in rejection of police brutality and government policies. (Camera: MAURICIO DUEÑAS).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE FROM LGBTQ COMMUNITY GATHER TO PROTEST IN BOGOTA, COLOMBIA.
Bogota, Sep 3 (EFE).- Colombian sculptor John Fitzgerald sewed up his mouth to demand more budget for culture, laws that grant certain rights to artists and to reject violence in the country. Fitzgerald, who remains on hunger strike and takes shelter from the rain under a white tent located in central Bogota, told EFE on Thursday that his protest also seeks that "Colombia raises its voice." (Camera: JUAN DIEGO LÓPEZ). SHOT LIST: ARTIST JOHN FITZGERALD DURING HIS PROTEST, IN BOGOTA, COLOMBIA.
Demonstrators gather in Bogota to protest government and business inaction on climate change, as part of a massive coordinated strike lead by young people around the world. IMAGES
Thousands of demonstrators hold placards and wave banners as they take part in a protest organised by the Korean Medical Association in Seoul. IMAGES
Over 1,600 teachers and high school students are demonstrating in the streets of Marseille, south of France, according to police figures. French teachers are striking across the country demanding better pay and work conditions, after being "inflammed" by Education Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera's comments. IMAGES