Paramilitaries testify on 2004 Mapiripan massacre
New testimonies by demobilized paramilitaries suggest that a massacre took place in 2004 in Mapiripan, a town infamous for a paramilitary massacre that occurred there in 1997. Testifying before the…
New testimonies by demobilized paramilitaries suggest that a massacre took place in 2004 in Mapiripan, a town infamous for a paramilitary massacre that occurred there in 1997. Testifying before the…
The President of the Supreme Court, Jaime Arrubla, said Friday that the election of a Prosecutor General is vital for Colombia but that there are no plans to make changes…
An army officer has died of wounds he sustained while taking part in “Operation Chameleon,” a rescue mission that liberated four FARC hostages in early June, reports Colombian media. Officer…
Colombia’s Culture Minister Paula Moreno will travel to the western Colombian city of Cali this weekend to chair the National Culture Conference. Moreno will be joined by 64 government cultural…
Colombian artist Edwin Gil invited residents of Medellin to help create a work of art commemorating Colombians who were forced to move abroad by the threat of violence in their…
The northern Colombian department of La Guajira will next month celebrate its Cuna De Acordeones (Cradle of Accordions) music festival. Held on the first weekend of July, the festival will…
New Colombian domestic airline AerOasis announced that it plans to begin service before the end of 2010, initially with three Airbus A320s. AerOasis director Nicolas Cortazar said that the airline…
Colombia’s National Federation of Palm Oil Growers (Fedepalma) called for the government to exercise greater control in their sector, in order to prevent illicit drug money being invested in the…
Police forces in the northern Colombian department of Bolivar are being helped in their mission by a very loyal and friendly demobilized guerrilla – and what’s more, he is probably the…