Preliminary Colombian press freedom report published
The Foundation for the Liberty of the Press Tuesday released a preliminary report on press freedom in Colombia in 2009. The report finds the DAS illegal wire-tappings of journalists to be the greatest obstacle to freedom of the press in the Andean nation.
Read more...VP called to respond to parapolitics allegations
A Colombian prosecutor called on the country's vice-President, Francisco Santos, to testify about allegations by a paramilitary boss that he had collaborated with the now-demobilized paramilitary organization AUC.
US-Colombia operation nabs 3 Mexican capos
Colombian authorities say that three of 21 drug trafficking suspects arrested on Monday are closely linked to "El Chapo," one of Mexico's most wanted drug lords.
'Colombian cities should stop taking care of the displaced'
As long as the Colombian government doesn’t properly address the causes of the country’s displacement, big cities should refuse to take care of the victims, says former mayor of the Apartado peace community and Senate candidate, Gloria Cuartas.
Saving Colombia’s imperfect healthcare system
Colombia has been having its own healthcare debate. If you have been reading Colombia Reports, you will know that two weeks ago the Uribe administration issued a series of highly controversial decrees on reforming Colombia’s healthcare system.
Read more...Colombia's largest cinema complex to open in Bogota
March will see the opening of Colombia's largest cinema complex in the country's capital, announced the president of Cine Colombia, Munir Falah.
Read more...Medellin is Wikitravel's 'Destination of the Month'
Popular travel website wikitravel.org picked Colombia's second largest city Medellin as "Destination of the Month" for February.
Read more...Miss Colombia refuses nose job
Miss Colombia Natalia Navarro refuses a nose job to correct what in her home country nastily has been called her "eagle break," she told RCN television this weekend.
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