Former ideological chief of paramilitary AUC to be released after finishing reduced sentence
One of the leaders of the now-defunct AUC is allowed to leave prison after a judge ruled that...
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Author: Adriaan Alsema
Colombia’s business leaders agree with FARC on constituent assembly to seal peace deal
Colombia’s business leaders agree with rebel group FARC that the best way to seal a possible...
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Colombian peso hits record low: Dollar breaks through COP3000 mark
The Colombian peso continued its decline on Tuesday when the US dollar opened above the COP3,000...
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Who cares about Colombia’s human rights defenders?
Deadly violence against Colombia’s human rights defenders increased in the first half of...
Read MoreMegateo, the drug lord who evaporated after getting shot
Authorities on Monday claimed that “Megateo,” one of Colombia’s most feared drug lords, had been shot by a sniper. Nevertheless, police and soldiers looking for the former guerrilla have no idea where he is....
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