The uprising continues to spread.
Colombia is joining the continent-wide popular revolt against neoliberalism.

An estimated over 207,000 protesters across Colombia upset at decades of right-wing rule took to the streets Thursday in the latest progressive people's movement in Latin America to explode into the streets, following movements in Chile, post-coup Bolivia, and Ecuador.

Demonstrators clashed with security forces in the capital, Bogotá, and elsewhere across the country.

"We are standing up to protest and tell all humanity that we need to demand change," protester and actress Aida Prado told The Associated Press.

The demonstrations, which had been planned, began with a general strike against the policies of President Iván Duque. Protesters, many carrying the Indigenous wiphala flag in solidarity with the people of Bolivia, expressed their anger over Duque's plan to cut pensions in the country and the lack of real forward movement in peace talks with the rebel group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC.

"We live in a country that kills children, that kills social leaders, with a government that is against peace," businesswoman Alexandra Guzmán said. "That is why we have to change something. We cannot continue to live like this."

Colombia has long been under the thrall of US-backed right-wingers, so it’s great to see the people rising up. https://t.co/yc8x2fwYTZ

— frelon brun (@nasilentwayLXXi) November 22, 2019

What was the right-wing government's response?
As you might have guessed.