English profile / Santa Marta report
Colombia · Public safety
Santa Marta under an armed shutdown: fear that silences a city
About this report
Guillermo Gómez reports from Santa Marta on how threats and fear disrupted daily life for shopkeepers and residents during an armed shutdown.
The report visits 11 de Noviembre, Gaira and Guachaca, contrasting security around some businesses with smaller shops that closed their doors. An armed shutdown, known in Colombia as a paro armado, is a restriction on movement and business activity imposed through threats by an armed group.
Source and credits
Tercer Canal · Revelados
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