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Police kill indigenous journalist in southwest Colombia
written by Atticus Ballesteros October 10, 2017
Colombia’s anti-riot police (ESMAD) on Sunday killed an indigenous journalist engaged in a protest over land ownership in the southwest of the country.
Members of the Kokonuko peoples have been protesting a tourist getaway called “Warm Waters” in Purace, Cauca, for the past six months, claiming the private land is part of the indigenous people’s ancestral territory.
On Sunday, protesters and ESMAD police violently clashed near “Warm Waters,” leaving two protesters injured and another dead.
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The killing by ESMAD police has deteriorated the protest situation in eastern Cauca. It has also emboldened protests against police violence around the country, following a massacre of civilians at the hands of anti-narcotics police last week in Tumaco, Nariño.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/police-kill-indigenous-journalist-southwest-colombia/
