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Despite two successful strikes in as many years, working in Colombia’s public universities is tough. Last November, I wrote about a tide of social protest led by public school teachers and university students that became a nationwide general strike. The government and narco-paramilitaries responded with threats and repression, now rising even as the protests ebb. Alejandro Palacio, the student of mine who was getting death threats from rightwing paramilitaries, now works for the mayor of Bogotá, Claudia López. He still gets death threats, but if he avoids going on TV or radio, and stays in Bogotá with his bodyguards, he should be fine.
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