Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 31, 2011 | News
A graphic video uploaded to website YouTube on Sunday shows Colombian policemen torturing a dog. According to the person who uploaded the video, the film was shared on social media website Facebook before being uploaded to...
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Students and parents of a girls’ school in east Bogota are terrified after a group of heavily armed men seized the school and robbed students buying books for the coming semester. The group of ten men, armed with guns,...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 31, 2011 | News
The 5,500 displaced people who had flocked to the north Antioquia town of Anori have agreed to go home after authorities promised social investment in the region, several media reported Sunday. The agreement brings an end to the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 30, 2011 | News
Colombian rebel group the FARC will release five hostages between Thursday and Sunday, former Senator Piedad Cordoba, who is mediating the planned hand-over, said Sunday. The senator said on Twitter that she is “certain...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 30, 2011 | News
Colombia’s mining agency Ingeominas promised to increase the number of security checks at mines after an explosion in a mine in the north of the country killed 21 miners. According to Spanish news agency EFE, the mining...
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