Artist pays homage to murdered Colombia rights activists
In Bogota a public art display by Doris Salcedo memorializes 165 activists killed since 2016 as Colombia implements the peace agreement. Glass panels form names in Bolivar Plaza while volunteers work through rain to honor AfroColombian, indigenous, and human rights defenders.
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Bogota
Colombia
Bolivar Plaza
Doris Salcedo
Salcedo
Latin America
Palace of Justice
Martha Arjona Mari
Plaza Bolivar
Shops reopen in Khartoum amid Sudan protest pressure
In Khartoum and Omdurman shops and businesses reopened as traffic returned to streets despite a general strike call by pro democracy protestors. The unrest followed a violent June camp clearance leaving over 100 dead, with opposition leaders urging peaceful action while security forces strengthened across the country. The dispute centers on rapid political transition talks mediated by Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed amid demands for an independent inquiry and internet restoration.
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Khartoum
Sudan
Military Council
Omdurman
Mohammed al-Asam
Sudanese Professionals’ Association
Gabra
Wad Madani
Jamaleddine Omar
Omar al-Bashir
Rapid Support
Nile
Omar
SPA
Abiy Ahmed
Ahmed
Abdel Fattah Burhan
Al-Asam
Declaration of Freedom and Change
Juba
South Sudan
The
Sudan People’s Liberation Movement
North
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Malik Agar Eyre
South Kordofan
Blue Nile
Sudan TV
Addi
Sparkersburg
Virginia
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