{"id":103746,"date":"2021-09-23T16:10:24","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T10:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=103746"},"modified":"2021-09-23T16:10:24","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T10:40:24","slug":"old-video-of-a-protest-in-columbia-shared-as-christians-wrapped-in-plastic-bags-in-afganistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-video-of-a-protest-in-columbia-shared-as-christians-wrapped-in-plastic-bags-in-afganistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Old video of symbolic protest in Colombia viral as Christians killed in Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A video of people wrapped in plastic bags lying on the side of a street has been shared with the claim that Christians in Afghanistan were left to suffocate in nylon bags for refusing to give up their faith. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/H01Yr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\">Christians wrapped in nylon bags to die slowly of suffocation in Afghanistan for refusing to deny Christ. Please, let&#8217;s pray for them.<\/p>\n<p>\u0b95\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcb \u0ba4\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8 \ud83e\udd14\ud83e\udd23<br \/>\n\u0bae\u0bc0\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bca\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0ba8\u0bae\u0bcd\u0bae \u0b8a\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0b9e\u0bbe\u0baa\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/n211WDHtD8\">pic.twitter.com\/n211WDHtD8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baf\u0bbe \u0b85\u0bb0\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd (@ilove_bjpnation) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ilove_bjpnation\/status\/1439643371870453760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 19, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The visuals have also been shared on Facebook with the same claim.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-103747 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/word-image-46.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/word-image-46.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/word-image-46-300x204.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/word-image-46-768x522.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alt News received numerous requests to verify the image on its WhatsApp number (+91 76000 11160).<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-103746 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-video-of-a-protest-in-columbia-shared-as-christians-wrapped-in-plastic-bags-in-afganistan\/screen-shot-2021-09-21-at-7-10-27-am-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"783\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-21-at-7.10.27-AM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-21-at-7.10.27-AM.jpg 783w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-21-at-7.10.27-AM-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-21-at-7.10.27-AM-768x418.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-video-of-a-protest-in-columbia-shared-as-christians-wrapped-in-plastic-bags-in-afganistan\/screen-shot-2021-09-21-at-7-11-28-am\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-21-at-7.11.28-AM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-21-at-7.11.28-AM.jpg 825w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-21-at-7.11.28-AM-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-21-at-7.11.28-AM-768x505.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4><strong>Fact-check<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>A reverse image search of a frame from the video revealed that it was from a protest in Colombia. We found a Facebook Live taken at the scene. This demonstration was held on May 26, 2021. According to a Facebook post, it had been organized in Poblado Park, Colombia as a tribute to fellow protestors who had disappeared or been killed during protests in the country. Scenes from the viral clip appear at the 1:15 mark in this 12-minute video posted on Facebook.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/todobajocero\/videos\/513972306511502\/\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/todobajocero\/videos\/513972306511502\/\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/todobajocero\/videos\/513972306511502\/\">Performance &#8220;Empaquetados&#8221;, parque del Poblado, 26 de mayo de 2021.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Performance &#8220;Empaquetados&#8221;, parque del Poblado, 26 de mayo de 2021.<br \/>\nUn homenaje a las personas que han aparecido muertas en los \u00faltimos d\u00edas, ahogadas, en pedazos y en bolsas. En honor a todos los que salieron de sus casas a luchar por sus derechos y no pudieron regresar a casa.<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/todobajocero\/\">TODO BAJO CERO<\/a> on Wednesday, May 26, 2021<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>We also discovered this video had been uploaded on YouTube on May 27, 2021, as a demonstration in Colombia.<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qWhj1wx4jmI\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen style=\"width:100%; height:auto; aspect-ratio:16\/9;\"><\/iframe>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/americas\/colombian-government-lowers-revenue-target-proposed-tax-reform-2021-04-28\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a report<\/a>, the country had been witnessing protests since April over proposed tax reform. To deal with growing debt and fiscal deficit, the government introduced a tax reform bill in Parliament in April. It contained stipulations that would increase the tax burden on Colombians and would have generated more than Rs. 4 trillion rupees for the government. However, the law was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/americas\/colombias-president-withdraws-tax-reform-after-protests-2021-05-02\/\">withdrawn<\/a> after widespread opposition.<\/p>\n<p>On May 3, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-latin-america-56970028\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC reported<\/a> that at least 17 people had been killed and 800 had been injured in the tax reform protests.<\/p>\n<p>An old video of protests in Colombia is being shared as Christians in Afghanistan being wrapped in plastic bags and suffocated to death.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video of people wrapped in plastic bags lying on the side of a street has been shared with the claim that Christians in Afghanistan were left to suffocate in nylon bags for refusing to give up their faith. 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