This archive report was first published on 5 December 2019.
On December 5, 2019, thousands of Colombians took to the streets for the 14th consecutive day of protests against President Ivan Duque's government.
Although crowds were smaller than previous demonstrations, the strike leaders remained resolute in their demands, despite Duque's appeals to cancel the strike.
Some roads were blocked in the capital, Bogota, and the northeastern city of Cali, but many businesses remained open.
Since the initial general strike on November 21, 2019, which brought the country to a standstill, around 250,000 people have participated in the protests.
"The Colombian people have woken up!" shouted Paola Jiminez, a 41-year-old lawyer, during a pot-banging "cacerolazo" demonstration in Bogota.
Protesters, including students and workers, expressed their frustration with the government's economic policies and corruption.
Police were deployed in nearby streets, but there were no confrontations of the kind that have marred some protests over the last two weeks, during which four people died and 500 were injured.
On Tuesday, the Colombian National Strike Committee met directly with Duque's advisors for the first time, but reached no agreement.
Another meeting was scheduled for Thursday, as the strike committee presented Duque with a list of 13 demands, including the withdrawal of his proposed tax reforms and full compliance with the 2016 peace deal with FARC guerrillas.
