ALJAZEERA: Thousands hold 'national strike' in Colombia over budget cuts →
Thousands of Colombians filled the capital Bogota's main square on Thursday in a national strike against government plans to decrease the education budget and change pension plans, among other issues.
![Protesters demonstrate at Bolivar Square during a march against the government of Colombian President Ivan Duque called by teachers'' and workers'' unions in Bogota [Daniel Munoz/AFP]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bc413189b7d1509fe6fc64b/1556549048106-IXBBXX3Z70A5NAQWAZUI/strike.jpg)
Protesters demonstrate at Bolivar Square during a march against the government of Colombian President Ivan Duque called by teachers'' and workers'' unions in Bogota [Daniel Munoz/AFP]