Medellin gangs extorting children for right to attend school
Children in Medellin’s Barrio Limonar must reportedly pay extortion fees of 25 to 50 cents a day to neighborhood gangs in order to attend school.
Children in Medellin’s Barrio Limonar must reportedly pay extortion fees of 25 to 50 cents a day to neighborhood gangs in order to attend school.
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