so i’ve looked for posts everywhere on this website pertaining to the situation but i legitimately cannot find anything useful with helpful links so here it goes and i’m sorry if this makes you uncomfortable but colombia is in a state of emergency right now
police and ESMAD (escuadrón móvil antidisturbios) are MURDERING PEOPLE. children, elders, women. they’re straight up attacking anyone who opposes the new government taxation reform that’s bound to affect those from the middle class and lower.
since april 28, there have been around 940 police brutality cases, 672 detentions, 30 cases of police using fire weapons against people, 21 murders, and 4 rape victims (source: @temblores.org) and that's only the ones we know about, and the government is actively censoring and even imprisoning innocent people who are protesting
this in no way sums up the severity and complexity of the current state of emergency but here are some useful links if you want to help in any way, shape or form — x, x
you can also sign this petition to stop this outrageous tax reform to go into full effect













