The main highway between Medellin and the Colombia’s main Caribbean port city Barranquilla was shut down on Sunday after guerrillas incinerated two trucks and a motorcycle. According to the authorities,…
Colombia’s war crimes tribunal has begun investigating “Operation Orion,” a 2002 attack on the west of Medellin carried out by the security forces allegedly in collusion with local crime lord…
Following the disappearance of FARC congressman “Jesus Santrich,” Congress and the demobilized rebels are left wondering: what will happen to his congressional seat? Article 134 of Colombia’s constitution, commonly referred…
Deforestation in Colombia surged after the demobilization of the FARC as it opened previously untouched rainforest to harmful and unregulated development. The increase in military presence isn’t helping, according to…
The European Union will contribute more than $2.2 million (€2 million) to a prosecution unit that seeks to dismantle paramilitary groups, the EU’s special envoy to Colombia’s peace process said…
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque on Monday announced a series of legislative measures intended to prevent violence and corruption in local elections in October. The government initiative “Plan Agora” focuses initially…
One of Colombia’s leading anti-corruption advocates is on her way to become the first gay mayor of the capital Bogota, according to multiple public opinion polls. A poll that was…
A mayor from northern Colombia was suspended on Wednesday while authorities investigate his alleged involvement in the assassination of a local community leader that triggered a national outcry. The suspension…
The leader of the FARC reintegration site from where “Jesus Santrich” disappeared does not believe the congressmen fled to Venezuela. Abelardo Caicedo is the coordinator of the Tierra Grata reintegration…