{"id":260183,"date":"2021-08-02T08:30:22","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T08:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/global-development\/2021\/aug\/02\/colombians-mourn-after-deadly-protests-as-amnesty-cites-unlawful-repression"},"modified":"2021-08-02T16:52:25","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T16:52:25","slug":"colombians-mourn-after-deadly-protests-as-amnesty-cites-unlawful-repression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/08\/02\/colombians-mourn-after-deadly-protests-as-amnesty-cites-unlawful-repression\/","title":{"rendered":"Amnesty condemns Colombia police brutality after scores of protesters killed"},"content":{"rendered":"
\u2018He died as he lived, resisting\u2019, says mother of young artist killed in Cali, as report claims authorities used systematic \u2018pattern of violence\u2019 in city<\/p>
Nicol\u00e1s Guerrero, a 26-year-old artist from the Colombian city of Cali, took to the streets on 2 May to protest against the lack of opportunities he saw in his country. He had a family in Spain that he had hoped one day to bring to South America. But later that night, after riot police launched a brutal crackdown, he was found lying on the pavement, seriously wounded. He died hours later in hospital.<\/p>
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