Through their social networks, celebrities ask for SOS for the situation in Colombia since last April 28.
In recent days, Colombia has experienced incessant nights of violence in the framework of the National Strike. Thousands of people have taken to the streets in their legitimate right to demonstrate to protest against the Tax Reform, the Health Reform and the Pension Reform, among other projects and measures that the National Government plans to implement and with which a large percentage of citizens do not agree.
However, although in most cities the marches take place peacefully, with the passing of the hours and the intervention of the authorities, acts of violence begin to be seen.
Many of these acts, allegedly perpetrated by the National Police and ESMAD agents themselves, have been captured in shocking videos that are widely circulated on platforms such as Twitter.
Celebrities ask for SOS for the situation in Colombia
Faced with such a wave of violence, thousands of Internet users, including some international celebrities, have spoken out about it, making an emergency call for the Colombian people.
Here some of them:
James Rodriguez
The Colombian soccer player, who from the beginning of the strike was harshly criticized for remaining silent in the face of the serious situation in the country, recently decided to demonstrate through a message in which he stated that violence is not the way and asked the leaders to stop with the abuses.
Carol G
The renowned Colombian singer has been one of the celebrities who has shown the greatest concern with the images that she has shared on networks. Even in the last few hours, she not only asked for help from international entities such as the Human Rights Organization, but also denounced the abuse of power by the authorities.
Andres cepeda
The interpreter of the best thing in my life In the last few hours, he shared an alert message through his official Instagram account in which he called for respect for life.
Elianis Garrido
The presenter and former Protagonist of Novelas raised her voice through her networks to directly ask President Iván Duque to stop the massacre that the country has experienced in recent days.
“@ivanduquemarquez They are killing our young people! It is absolutely unfair, painful, macabre! Ours against ours because of the corrupt, who get fat with the money of the people, of health! Until when @ivanduquemarquez?? STOP THE MASSACRE PLEASE ‼️💔”
J Balvin
Although the reggaeton received hundreds of comments with claims for having demonstrated several days after the National Strike began, he recently shared a series of raw and painful videos that circulate on networks about the violence that exists in the streets of cities like Cali, Pereira , Bogota and Medellin. He even asked the President to stop what he called «the civil war.»
“We need peace and love, control of the situation was lost. This is human rights!!! We need help Colombia 🇨🇴 needs help SOS. @ivanduquemarquez let’s stop this civil war. All my colleagues and super stars (artists, sports, etc). Please help me and help us spread the message we need to Stop this nonsense civil war @cnn @onuhumanrights @humanrightswatch @time @nytimes”
Luisa Fernanda W.
For several days the influencer has been sharing some messages of peace and non-violence on her Instagram, however, in the last few hours, given the infamous violent acts that have been recorded in the country, the paisa wrote:
“For all the victims WHATEVER YOUR POSITION. It is NOT fair to see SO MUCH BLOOD. I make this post no matter how many people agree or disagree with me. I do it to raise my voice and say NO MORE BLOOD 🩸 whatever the position, race, or uniform…. 🙏🏻”
Floor Dim 21
The member of the urban music group Piso 21 took advantage of the space on his networks to send a heartfelt message in which he asked his followers to pray for the situation in the country and the victims.
“#soscolombia Today I wonder what has to happen for this to change. The lack of humanity has us up to our necks on all sides, we kill each other for wearing or not wearing a uniform, social networks show a call for change, awareness and the unity of souls. Today my heart and life asks that if you are reading me you stop to say a prayer for this country called Colombia, for the thousands of victims left by the armed conflict, bad politics, inequality, mismanagement, drug trafficking, violence relatives, the exiled, the mistreated women, men and children.”
Zach Morris
The renowned American content creator, who for several years has expressed his immense love for Colombia, shared a moving image in which he is seen holding up a sign that says «THEY ARE KILLING US» in English and Spanish.
Falcao garcia
The Colombian soccer player, who in recent days was criticized for his notorious silence in the face of the serious public order situation affecting Colombia, finally decided to speak out through a publication in which he said:
Camilo Echeverry
The interpreter of Vida de Rico in the last hours spoke through his Instagram account, in which through stories he rejected police brutality and asked to respect human rights.
Caroline Cruz
The Valle del Cauca presenter was quite affected by the wave of violence that hit her native Cali, for which she wrote on her networks that this harsh situation must end now.
Santiago Arias
The footballer also added his voice to demand that there be no more deaths during the demonstrations.
Eva Luna
The Venezuelan artist, daughter of renowned singer Ricardo Montaner, also asked to give visibility to what is happening in the country and condemned the acts perpetrated by the authorities.
Justin Bieber
The Canadian singer surprised millions of fans by sharing an image on his Instagram in which he stated that although he does not know very well what is happening in Colombia, he is aware of the chaos that exists right now and asked to pray for our country.
In addition to these celebrities, thousands in our country such as Carolina Guerra, Angélica Blandón, Mabel Cartagena, Paola Jara, Carlos Vives, Sebastián Martínez, Marcela Reyes, Goyo de Chocquibtown, Sebastián Vega, Marcela Mar, Maleja Restrepo. Like international figures such as Lorena Meritano, Wisin, Zion and Lenox, Tini Stoessel, Jorge Drexler and Residente, among others, they have made a call on their networks making visible what is happening in Colombia.