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Photographer captures images from the front lines of a life-threatening protest in Colombia leaving one police officer in a coma

The Day of the Fallen Student commemorates students killed by the public force throughout history, but especially on these dates. In particular, it recalls the assassination of Gonzalo Bravo Pérez, a law student at the National University, that took place during a protest on June 7, 1929.

David Borda
  • 1 year ago
  • June 20, 2023
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Members of clandestine groups gathered at National University in Bogota, Colombia in June igniting police clashes Members of clandestine groups gathered at National University in Bogota, Colombia in June igniting police clashes | Photo courtesy of David Borda
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Today’s Photo Gallery comes from David Borda of Colombia. It features photos from the June 8 clash in the capitol. Clandestine groups tousled with police, leaving officers injured and one in an induced coma. View more of Orato’s Photo Galleries from around the world.

On June 8, 2023, Colombia commemorated the Day of the Fallen Student. However, from early in the morning, clandestine groups including the Jaime Bateman Cayón Movement arrived and the conflict erupted.

The groups organized at the National University to exercise direct action as a form of protest. Police used gas, water, stun guns, and pellets to repel the demonstrators.

Demonstrators went on the offensive using stones, Molotov cocktails, and homemade bombs including “potato bombs.”

The clashes left at least two policemen injured. Doctors induced one of the officers into a coma due to the severity of his injuries.

The Day of the Fallen Student commemorates students killed by public forces throughout history, but especially on these dates. In particular, it recalls the assassination of Gonzalo Bravo Pérez. Gonzalo studied law at the National University. Authorities assassinated him during a protest on June 7, 1929.

Years later, On June 8, 1954, authorities assassinated Uriel Gutiérrez during a demonstration. That demonstration commemorated the 25-year anniversary of the death of Bravo Pérez. The following day, in a new protest against the murder of Uriel, assassinations took the lives of another ten students. Soldiers from the Colombia Battalion shot them with rifle bullets.

These historical events reinforced, for many demonstrators, the importance of remembering. Reigniting the student movement that year, and every year after, includes both violent and non-violent expressions. Those protesting say they are commemorating the fallen while fighting for a better country.

The residue of gases, Molotov cocktails, and potato bombs litter the streets as citizens clash with members of the police riot squad.

Hooded men from organized groups hurl objects and withstand the police response at National University.

All Photos courtesy of David Borda.

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The coffee harvest season starts in October near the volcanoes of El Salvador
Indian Navy veteran details 1971 Operation Trident, Indo-Pakistani War
Actress Ella Cruz says history is gossip, historians in Philippines fight back
Artisan in Spain continues ancient tradition of damascening or metal inlays
Comuna 13, once the cradle for Pablo Escobar’s assassins, targeted as tourist destination
Film director starts NGO Solidaire, flies refugees out of crisis zones like Ukraine
Books still matter, thousands flock to Philippine’s Manila International Book Fair
Man in Argentina sentenced for torture, daughter forms organization for relatives of oppressors
Woman seeks justice for siblings who disappeared 42 years ago in El Salvador’s armed conflict
Sikh from Afghanistan survives attack, flees to India
Paleontologists discover new species of dinosaur in Argentina
Giant sinkhole appears next to woman’s home in Chile, Canadian mining company questioned
Three generations of women in San Salvador sell coffee on the streets
Intimate photos of woman in Argentina leaked online, victims group speaks out
Important historical markers often suffer deplorable conditions in the Philippines
Inmate of former Coiba Island penal colony in Panama details imprisonment, writes book
Woman fights to protect female prisoners in Colombia, wins big with Law 2261
Female skateboarders in Bolivia perform in traditional attire, defy social roles
A glimpse of the struggle faced by photojournalists in the Philippines
UK model endured horrendous bullying, speaks out about schools
Doctor in Argentina criminally detained for performing legal abortions
Divers take a plunge in New Delhi’s toxic foam-covered river to make livelihood
Video shows assassination attempt on Argentina’s Vice President, citizens march in the street
Woman in Belgium fell victim to illegal adoption scheme in Guatemala
Paraguay man fights for his home, unveils corruption network
Men in unregulated, informal jobs in El Salvador remain hidden
Mountains of fire and ash make up El Salvador’s 170 volcanoes
Anti-marcos activist in Bulacan trades protests for paint brushes
Women in Argentina miscarries, studies law to fight environmental contamination
Sword makers in Spain forge ancient weapons at Mariano Zamorano Factory  
Female judge remains trapped in Afghanistan, pleads for international support
Family flees Belarus, years later woman launches Inheritance Project
Celebration erupts in Colombia as first leftist President, ex-guerrilla sworn into office
Woman in Argentina discovers midwives sold her at birth
Activists in Spain celebrate Pride Week, call for equal rights
Thousands protest at Filipino president’s first State of the Nation address
El Salvador man immobilized by gang violence featured on PBS for his fine art
Argentina woman held captive by traffickers, sexually exploited for 16 years
March in Argentina calls for gender rights, end to gender violence
After the mass shooting at Tops in Buffalo, leader springs into action
Freed political prisoner in Zimbabwe wins office, fights for voting rights
El Salvador woman accused of abortion, imprisoned for 10 years
Man sexually abused by Catholic priest in Argentina fights back
Forty-nine years later, family receives remains of executed political prisoner in Chile
Geographic engineer in Colombia studies melting snow caps, witnesses profound beauty
Argentine doctor travels to help refugees at hospital near Ukraine border
Virginia man jailed for murdering step-father, sister calls for his release
Colombians in Bogotá celebrate 40-year anniversary of first gay pride march
Spanish athlete pedals 60 hours to collect food for the poor
Trans high school in Argentina enrolls adults, inspires singer to break through barriers
Three sons kidnapped by cartel in Mexico, mother finds hundreds of bodies
Honduran immigrant, Army soldier becomes a Hollywood actor
Miner in Albania injured in explosion, terminated after organizing union workers
Venezuelan teen blinded by police at protest, fights back through music
Women take to the streets, play key role in presidential election in Colombia
Boxer Diego Quiñónez faces title fight in Ecuador, recalls father’s murder
Colombian filmmaker loses sight after being shot in protest
Mexican saxophonist endures near fatal acid attack, returns to the stage
Medical student rebuilds life after drunken hit and run in Argentina
A passion for teaching organic home gardening blooms in El Salvador
Former political prisoner fights to preserve Albanian cultural heritage
Woman speaks out after son’s overdose death, dealer’s conviction
‘Vivir Sabroso’ on Afro-Colombian Day: Francia Márquez closes out campaign
The Supernatural Southwest
Arizona photographer chases storms to capture nature and honor homeland
Potato farming, past and present: Colombian farmer tries to survive despite increasing obstacles
Residents of Buffalo, NY honor victims of mass shooting at community vigil
Colombian poll worker speaks up to report electoral fraud
El Salvador’s Festival of Flowers and Palms
On 40-year anniversary of the Falklands War, ex-combatant shares his story
Solai Dam tragedy survivor reflects on near-death experience
Displaced in Bogotá, singer-songwriter pursues musical dreams
Zimbabwean political activist recounts time behind bars
Diverse groups march for adequate working conditions, worker protections in Bogotá
Bountiful harvests in El Salvador as country marks International Labor Day
Blind men find vocation making mattresses in El Salvador
Argentinian activists protest to mark Earth Day 2022
Ukrainian college student flees for safety amid Russian invasion
Father and son with autism find connection and freedom on top of a tandem bike
The key to cultivating loroco? According to one family of growers, it’s a woman’s touch
Afghan judge, activist survives Taliban assassination attempts to run for office in UK
Experiences during Rwandan genocide still haunt nurse 28 years later
Displaced indigenous community living in Bogotá park demand basic rights, security
Salvadoran police face heightened violence, stress during State of Emergency
Feminist lawyer faces obstacles in fight for women in Argentina
Students, activists protest oil pipeline construction near Canadian high school
Ukrainian journalist survives bombings and escapes to Western border with family
South African student experiences both racism and kindness while fleeing Ukraine
Supporters show up for International Women’s Day in Colombia
Argentine journalist touches darkness during interviews with killers like Robledo Puch
Bakery owner witnesses gang rape in Palermo Soho neighborhood of Buenos Aires
‘Causa Justa’ at last: Colombia decriminalizes abortion up to 24 weeks
From taking up arms to making beer: former guerilla bets on peace in Colombia
Post-election violence victim now advocates for peace in Kenya
Crimean Tatar activist, wife of political prisoner helps families left behind by Russian arrests
Discovering an ecotourism passion deep in the Amazon
Kenyan mother remembers ‘Kianjokoma brothers,’ killed in police custody
Father offers forgiveness to 5-year-old son’s killer
Face of gender-based violence in Kenya looks back on her attack
Fight for Abortion Decriminalization Continues in Colombia
Former grave robber recounts shootout that led to reform
Indian journalist overcomes domestic abuse to join all-women news outlet
Bandits destroy homes, livelihoods in rural Kenya
Argentinian trans woman recalls abuse that led her to murder family
Indian student called terrorist, jailed for peaceful dissent
Women’s rights activist tells of beating at hands of Taliban
Taliban takeover devastates Afghan woman’s present and future
Former US Marine reflects on service in Afghanistan’s ‘Valley of Death’
Bogotá gripped by protests as seen through two photographers
Muslim pediatrician tortured for raising his voice in India
Iliana Hernández imprisoned by Cuban guards
Venezuelan woman escapes sex trafficking in the Bahamas
I underwent sexual abuse as an intersex person in Kenyan prisons
Philippines communist resistance fights deep in the jungle
Three thieves sought for Kenya bank robbery
Rapper imprisoned for insulting Spanish king
Two interpreters for British Armed Forces trapped in Kabul
Somali woman saved from kidnappers in Kenya’s capital
Becoming the best youth cyclist in Colombia (Photo Gallery)
First woman to assume a senior position in Uruguay’s police force
Child torture victim endured shock therapy at New Zealand facilities
I escaped a Dhaka factory fire, owners locked others inside
Kenyan university lecturer became drug trafficker
Child seeks justice in India after repeated rape
Man shot to death, store looted at pro-Zuma protests in South Africa
Spanish National Police save refugees from cargo containers
Omar Bekali survived the Uyghur genocide in Xinjiang, China
Survivor of Kenya’s Garissa massacre witnessed terrorists’ every move
Thousands of children violently abused by troubled teen programs
Man accused, then exonerated of child rape, speaks out
Dentist in Lebanon treats Syrian victims after brutal attacks
Venezuelan refugee walks over 500 miles for freedom; left hopeless
India families forced to dump dead relatives in river
Near-fatal attack left deep physical and mental scars
The brush is mightier than the gun
A miraculous escape from the jaws of terrorists
Kenyan loses wife, fingers, house to post-election violence
Makonde citizenship move cements status in Kenya
Palestinians in Jerusalem under blockade since ceasefire
Woman’s Everest speed-climb record came after near-death attempt
Israeli paramedic sees trauma, riots, heart attacks on either side of ceasefire
Trauma of Kenya terror attack burns in my mind
Homophobic attack in South Africa almost turns deadly
Ex-gang leader faces reckoning for years of killing, rape, and terror
Horror of child rape cases sparks helper app
Murderer who once sought death turns to writing children’s books
Students face death fighting for financial inclusion
Searching for Argentina’s stolen grandchildren
‘Historic day for Argentine women’: Abortion legalized
Searching for my husband’s body
These boys in Myanmar monastery never sleep
Disfiguring acid attack damaged more than skin
Fighting for the land: Life of a Mapuche activist
On the brink of extinction
Buying babies on Kenya’s black market
Colorful history in Kyoto Japan
People with albinism denied medical care
Spirited messengers
Return to Venezuela marred by abuse
Feared Kenyan outlaw leaves life of crime behind
Chilean street doctors risk everything for patients
‘Team Lioness’ defends against armed poachers
Front seat to chaos in Uganda
Photo gallery: Blue City
Photo gallery: Camel sale in the desert
Return to Venezuela a nightmare
Fighting back against abuse
Emerging from the dark
Bloody justice in Kabul
Running clean