Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 2, 2012 | News
A grenade attack in the southwest of Colombia has left at least ten people injured, local authorities said Monday. According to the authorities, an unknown man threw the fragmentation grenade inside a public establishment on the...
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Following a month of Christmas celebrations, Colombia’s Caribbean departments have entered months of local festivals, some accompanied by controversial “Corralejas” or participatory bull fights. This...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 2, 2012 | News
Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro does not have the legal authority to decree a ban on carrying arms as vowed in his inaugural speech Sunday, the city’s former and current government secretaries said Monday. According to Hector...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 2, 2012 | News
The law regulating the compensation of approximately 4 million victims of Colombia’s armed conflict took effect Monday. The “Victims Law” allows victims of violence committed by left-wing guerrillas, right-wing...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 2, 2012 | News
Unidentified gunmen have killed four people, including a prison official, in the central Colombian town of Tunja, police said Sunday. According to the local police, the multiple homicide took place on Friday in a suburb of the...
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