Inside Colombia's deadly protests

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For nearly a month, thousands of people have been protesting against the government in Colombia. About 50 people have died in clashes with police.    Here's why the protests are still raging on…

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00:00I was one of the people who received five shots, but thank God, they didn't give me one.

00:30So what we want, like the time of our great-grandfathers, that with 300 pesos we bought a whole market

00:51here in Colombia, but right now with 300 pesos we can't even afford to buy an egg pan.

00:57This is how the people feel, offended, they feel very angry because they are killing all our young people.

01:05We feel very bad, we feel very bad.

01:09Truly, President, please take office, please settle for what you have, let the people rise, let the people grow.

01:58This is a 5.56 rifle shot with which the police are shooting at us right now, at the civilians.

02:05Look at the impacts.

02:07Here the shot went to that side and saved this side.

02:14And they say they are not responding, so what's next?

02:17As you can see, we are painting this house with everything, with everything that is happening.

02:31Mascot, all our dead, they also have the photos, they also have names.

02:37As you can see, this foundation is for our whole country.

02:42Here we have, as you can see this part, the fallen, all the corruption.

02:50It is here, plasmed, so that another person can come and see how much corruption they have done in this town.

02:59And here we present all the medicine supplies, the medicine, the alcohol, the water, the serum for the wounds.

03:09This is the mouth cover, we also have the rice, the whole town gives it.

03:15We have water, we have vinegar, we have soda, so that the pepper gas does not have an effect on our eyes.

03:24These are all our dear brothers for the homeland.

03:28Look, these are all the names of the kids who have fallen for our homeland.

03:34This strike has not ended, this strike continues, it always continues.

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