Posted by Adriaan Alsema | May 16, 2011 | News
Colombia’s Liberal Party condemned the Sunday assassination of two of their candidates for the city council of a southern town, near the Ecuadorean border. In a press statement on the political party’s website,...
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In an ongoing exchange of snides between President Juan Manuel Santos and his predecessor Alvaro Uribe over whether Colombia is facing an “armed conflict” or a “terrorist threat,” Uribe said Sunday there...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | May 15, 2011 | News
Two Liberal Party candidates for the city council of a town in the southwest of Colombia were assassinated Sunday. According to Caracol Radio, the two were shot dead while meeting in a house in Valle del Guamuez, a town 15 miles...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | May 15, 2011 | News
High profile crime in Colombia in the first four months of 2011 went down 11% compared to the same period last year, President Juan Manuel Santos said Saturday. “Through the consolidation of these crimes, homicides,...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | May 15, 2011 | News
Medellin police said Saturday they have arrested the second in command of the organization of drug lord “Sebastian,” leader of the divided “Oficina de Envigado.” According to the authorities, the arrested...
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