AL JAZEERA: A month on, Colombia continues to grapple with protest violence

Friday marks a month since the beginning of protests that have roiled Colombia, causing fuel and food supply shortages, unemployment, infrastructure damage, forcing businesses to close and hurting local economies.

Negotiations between the government and demonstrators have made little progress and protester demands are growing.

Miguel Angel Chavez, 22, in Bogotá, Colombia's main square Plaza Bolivar, wants President Ivan Duque to step down [Steven Grattan/Al Jazeera]

Miguel Angel Chavez, 22, in Bogotá, Colombia's main square Plaza Bolivar, wants President Ivan Duque to step down [Steven Grattan/Al Jazeera]