Protesters gathered in Bogota and across Colombia to force the Colombian government to abandon tax reform plans.

The protests have continued despite the government abandoning those plans, with demonstrators now also demanding government action to tackle poverty, police violence and inequalities in the health and education systems.

At this protest in Bogota, filmed on 28 April, people held balloons and signs that read "no to tax reform" in Spanish.

According to Colombia's Human Rights Ombudsman, 16 protesters and one policeman have been killed in the demonstrations. But that figure doesn't include reports of deaths in Cali on Monday, which the UN said it is still trying to confirm.

This footage was filmed and produced 28 April 2021.

The protests were originally called in opposition to a now-canceled tax reform plan, but demonstrators have broadened their demands to include government action to tackle poverty, police violence and inequalities in the health and education systems. In Bogota, during protests people held balloons and signs that read "no to tax reform" in Spanish.

According to Colombia's Human Rights Ombudsman, 16 protesters and one policeman have been killed in the demonstrations. But that figure doesn't include reports of deaths in Cali on Monday, which the UN said it is still trying to confirm.

The video shows thousands of people going out to the streets to protest against the current tax reform of the government, furthermore, because of the feeling of frustration for other issues that have not been solved yet. You can see people holding national flags, balloons, signs and shouting slogans.