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Meet ESMAD, the deadly Colombian riot police protesters want abolished

Meet ESMAD, the deadly Colombian riot police protesters want abolished

Police in Colombia aren’t just militarized, they’re controlled by the military. Critics say that needs to change
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Joshua Collins
Five numbers that explain why the Colombian crisis won’t end anytime soon

Five numbers that explain why the Colombian crisis won’t end anytim...

Police brutality, inequality, rising violence and a deeply unpopular administration are driving demonstrations across the country
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Joshua Collins
Port Resistance: the autonomous zone at the heart of Colombian protests

Port Resistance: the autonomous zone at the heart of Colombian prot...

Meet the kids of Cali, who make up the soul of a national revolution
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Joshua Collins
¿POR QUÉ MARCHAMOS?

¿POR QUÉ MARCHAMOS?

El debate público sobre el paro en Colombia está dominado por el gobierno y las élites, no personas como yo
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Joshua Collins
Why I March

Why I March

As thousands take to the streets in Colombia, public debate over why is dominated by government and elites, not people like me
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Joshua Collins
A year of plague, fire and blood: but also hope?

A year of plague, fire and blood: but also hope?

2020 was a collective trauma, but also a year of the people
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Joshua Collins
Surviving on the Underground Railroad to Colombia

Surviving on the Underground Railroad to Colombia

I walked with fleeing Venezuelans from the border to Bogota
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Joshua Collins
What Caused the Venezuelan Economic Collapse?

What Caused the Venezuelan Economic Collapse?

Was it “Socialism”? International sanctions? Or gross mismanagement?
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Joshua Collins
Venezuela’s oil crisis destabilises Colombian black markets

Venezuela’s oil crisis destabilises Colombian black markets

The crash in illicit fuel trade left thousands of people unable to make a living, say Colombian police.
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Joshua Collins
How ‘Anti-Imperialism’ became a buzzword for oppressors

How ‘Anti-Imperialism’ became a buzzword for oppressors

The term was invented to combat injustice; now it is often used to defend it
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Joshua Collins
The Tropical-Communist Utopia you’ve been looking for!

The Tropical-Communist Utopia you’ve been looking for!

A look at the daily life you could be living in Venezuela
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Joshua Collins
How borders dehumanize us

How borders dehumanize us

Seeing someone shot was far from the worst thing I saw, but it it made me realize realize how much life on the border had changed me
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Joshua Collins
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