Demands grow as Colombians hold eighth day of mass protests

Anti-government protests were met with police tear gas as rights group continue to raise concerns about excessive force.

Bogota, Colombia – Anti-government protests took place across Colombia for the eighth straight day on Wednesday, as rights groups continue to raise concerns about excessive violence by security forces. Riot police used tear gas to disperse demonstrators from the main public square in the capital, Bogota, at around 3pm on Wednesday, as well as in other parts of the city where people had assembled. But the protesters have said they will continue to take to the streets, despite right-wing President Ivan Duque withdrawing the contentious tax reform that pushed them to protest in the first place last week.