Some 4.5 million people in Colombia facing severe hunger: report
Some 4.5 million people in Colombia face severe levels of acute food insecurity, according to the Global Report on Food Crises. The majority of these people were migrants, said the…
Some 4.5 million people in Colombia face severe levels of acute food insecurity, according to the Global Report on Food Crises. The majority of these people were migrants, said the…
Thirteen journalists were attacked at Colombia’s anti-government protests, said press freedom foundation (FLIP) on Monday. According to President Gustavo Petro, the protests drew some 250,000 people, mainly supporters of the…
The future of peace talks between Colombia’s government and paramilitaries of “Los Pachenca” is uncertain after the arrest of its political leader. Cesar Gustavo Becerra, a.k.a. “Camilo,” was arrested last…
A retired army major who had been a member of the now-defunct Norte del Valle Cartel escaped from police custody in northeastern Colombia on Sunday. Juan Carlos Rodriguez, a.k.a. “Zeus,”…
Colombia’s political opposition and some business associations organized major protests against the reform agenda of President Gustavo Petro. The protests were organized by conservative and far-right political parties and received…
Multiple regional divisions of the EMC split with the guerrilla organization in order to pursue peace talks with the government of President Gustavo Petro. The split could escalate violence in…
The founder and supreme commander of guerrilla group EMC has abandoned peace talks, according to the lead negotiator of Colombia’s government. In a statement, government negotiator Camilo Gonzalez said that…
The assassination of Cucuta’s citizen ombudsman again put the spotlight on the corrupt political elite in the largest city on Colombia’s border with Venezuela. An assassin took the life of…
The commander of one of Colombia’s largest guerrilla organizations, the EMC, urged the government and rival group ELN to agree to a ceasefire. In a video, EMC commander “Ivan Mordisco”…