Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 28, 2011 | Culture
Colombian poet Nicanor Velez has died in the Spanish city of Barcelona, his publishing company announced Wednesday. The 52-year old Velez gained international recognition for his poetry books “La Memoria del Tacto,”...
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Police said Tuesday they have arrested the successor of “Sebastian,” a leader of drug gangs “Los Rastrojos” and “Los Paisas,” who was murdered by his own men in July. The alleged successor,...
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A former member of demobilized paramilitary organization AUC was sentenced to 20 years in prison Tuesday for the 1990 massacre of 43 people. Edilson Antonio Cardona, alias “Sapo Armado”was initially sentenced to 40...
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Colombia’s defense minister calls on the FARC to make sure that the release of six hostages the guerrilla group promised to surrender takes place as soon as possible. In a brief statement, Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon said...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 27, 2011 | News
The mass demobilization of members of neo-paramilitary group ERPAC has become a nightmare for the Colombian government as none of the 267 members have been arrested after their surprise release Friday. According to newspaper El...
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