The former vice president of Colombia, Francisco Santos, proposed using electric shock weapons to control student marches, which he believes are getting out of control. According to the former vice…
Tens of thousands of students and supporters across Colombia caused road blocks and commotion Thursday in protest against reforms to their higher education system, despite the fact that President Juan…
I am sympathetic with your goals, I really am. Do I think that education should be made affordable and available to everyone? Of course. I fully support your right to…
The effect of protests rocking Colombia on the country’s economy will prove to be minimal, said two prominent economists on Thursday. Santiago Melo, analyst at brokerage firm Alianza Valores, told…
Tens of thousands of students have taken to the streets in all of Colombia’s major cities, to defend what they see as their right to free speech and education. In…
The Colombian government said Wednesday it guarantees to involve students in a planned reform of higher education in the hope the students will end a month-long strike. On Wednesday, President…
Colombian students say they maintain massive protests scheduled on Thursday, despite President Juan Manuel Santos’ proposal to withdraw a controversial reform on education. Santos told the students that he “accepts…
Students protesting higher education reform have announced plans to set up a permanent camp on Bogota’s central Plaza Bolivar, Caracol Radio reported Wednesday. The camp will be set up in…
Workers, taxi drivers and truckers across Colombia will join Thursday’s student protests in a show of solidarity, reported RCN Radio Tuesday. The Confederation of Workers, the Confederation of Labor, the…