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October 21, 2020

Two Colombian Social Leaders Assassinated in Latest Politically Motivated Killings
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In Colombia, two leaders with the leftist political movement Colombia
Humana were assassinated Tuesday in two different regions of the
country. Eduardo Alarcón was reportedly shot to death at his home by
assailants on a motorcycle, and Gustavo Herrera was fatally shot while
out on the street.

This comes as thousands of Indigenous and other social leaders are
planning a national strike in Bogotá today protesting against the
government's social and economic policies, and demanding the government
of right-wing President Iván Duque end the violence and murders against
social leaders in Colombia.


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