Events in Colombia are difficult to follow with much disinformation, particularly from Colombian goverment sources.

Protests by indigenous people began two weeks ago, and a march, joined by other campaigners for social justice, had been making its way for several days towards Cali, the third largest city. Over a thousand indigenous people have been killed since 2002.

On Wednesday President Alvaro Uribe Velez admitted that a special police command opened fire last week on a rally killing three and injuring many others. A video taken by a protester shows a policeman firing three shots.  http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/10/22/colombia.shooting.video/index.html#cnnSTCVideo

Sugar cane cutter have been on strike for around 6 weeks against their conditions of work and service - described as an example of modern slavery. The government has arrested six of the leaders.

The director of the government internal security agency has just been forced to resign after her department was shown to be monitoring the Gustavo Pedro of the 'Alternative Domocratic Pole' (Polo Democrático Alternativo - PDA), the leader of the major political opposition party in the country.  http://polouk.bogspot.com

On Thursday 23rd, the Central Workers Union organised a day general strike bringing out many public sector workers to protest about salaries and other issues.

The Colombian government's response to all demands for social justice seems to be to blame the activity on "terrorists" and to step up repression, both by the police and army and also through covert groups.

Yesterday there were six small bombs set off in Bogota. They are likely to be used as justification by the government for further repressive measures (and this may well have been the aim of whoever set them off.)

In February this year many Colombians marched through London and other cities as a part of a 'Great World Rally Against the FARC' - http://mylondondiary.co.uk/2008/02/feb.htm#world

Their time would have been better spent organising to get the Colombian goverment to take social justice for the whole Colombian people seriously.