Posted by Esteban Refshauge | Nov 1, 2012 | News
One of Colombian guerrilla group FARC’s most notorious kidnappers, aptly nicknamed the “jailer”, asked his victims for forgiveness Wednesday. Captured FARC combatant Heli Mejia Mendoza, alias “Martin Sombra,” asked...
Read MorePosted by Esteban Refshauge | Oct 31, 2012 | News
Colombia has trained more than 13,000 soldiers from more than 40 countries since 2005, claimed the defense ministry in a press release Wednesday. Security training has become a new “item of export for Colombia”, explained...
Read MorePosted by Esteban Refshauge | Oct 31, 2012 | News
Bogota’s local authorities on Wednesday announced a Halloween curfew for minors in an effort to curb abductions and exploitation by “satanic sects.” Security will be on heightened in the Colombian capital Wednesday...
Read MorePosted by Esteban Refshauge | Oct 31, 2012 | News
Colombia’s Inspector General has absolved the National Registrar of electoral fraud accusations, reported local media Wednesday. Allegations of misconduct and fraud were leveled against Registrar Carlos Ariel Sanchez...
Read MorePosted by Esteban Refshauge | Oct 30, 2012 | News
Colombia’s judicial branch have once again taken to the street of Bogota in search of better pay and conditions, reported local media Tuesday. A meeting between Colombia’s justice minister and negotiators from the National...
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