Image — Protester wrapped in a Colombian flag sings a hymn during a demonstration against the government of President Iván Duque. Photo by Jesus Merida/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images.

Image — Protester wrapped in a Colombian flag sings a hymn during a demonstration against the government of President Iván Duque. Photo by Jesus Merida/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images.

Colombia upheaval risks populist contagion from outside

Social protest is a new, and potentially positive, phenomenon for a still-repressive country, but stokes fear in its conservative political establishment.

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  • 23 May 2021
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