AL JAZEERA: Colombia protests: What prompted them and where are they headed? →

For nearly a week, thousands of Colombians have taken to the streets across the country in some of the largest anti-government protests the country has seen in decades.

What started as a plan for labour unions to strike has since ballooned into more widespread actions by indigenous groups, pensioners and students, among others, against the right-wing government of President Ivan Duque.

A man holds a placard reading 'Duque is not my president' during a protest as a national strike continues in Bogota, Colombia [Carlos Jasso/Reuters]