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SCULPTOR John Fitzgerald has vowed to “raise the voice of Colombia” after sewing his mouth shut in a hunger strike over poverty and rising rape, violence and killing in the country.
The artist started his protest on Thursday and remains camped in a white tent in central Bogota.
He said that despite the fact many people in Colombia have died from coronavirus and others have gone bankrupt because of the pandemic, there are people who “do not lose faith” in their beliefs and that he would not either.
With Petro, Colombia has been making huge strides towards peace — but is all that at risk with the elections next year? MARK ROWE reports back after joining a delegation to the Latin American country
Colombia’s success in controlling the drug trade should be recognised and its sovereignty respected, argues Dr GLORY SAAVEDRA
Alvaro Uribe is found guilty of witness tampering and procedural fraud, reports NICK MACWILLIAM