Demonstrators take to the streets in anti-government protests demanding the end to police violence, economic support as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic batters incomes, and the withdrawal of a health reform, in Cali, Colombia May 12, 2021. REUTERS/Juan B Diaz
(Reuters) -The union of Colombian footballers called on authorities to halt all domestic matches because of political instability in the country on Thursday, just a month before the Copa America is due to kick off in Colombia and Argentina.
Colombia has been hit by a wave of protests since late April with riot police wielding tear gas and stun grenades clashing with crowds in many of the country’s biggest cities.
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