‘9 kidnapped oil workers liberated’
Nine oil workers who were kidnapped in the northeast of Colombia Tuesday have been liberated, authorities said Wednesday. Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon confirmed that the nine oil workers currently being…
Nine oil workers who were kidnapped in the northeast of Colombia Tuesday have been liberated, authorities said Wednesday. Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon confirmed that the nine oil workers currently being…
Two bus terminals and another eight stops along a main artery of the Bogota Transmilenio bus service were blocked by protesters Tuesday. The protests have seriously interrupted service along the Avenida Las…
A new witness in the case against fugitive Luis Carlos Restrepo implicated Tuesday the former peace commissioner in a third allegedly false FARC demobilization. The former guerrilla, Leyer Garcia Murillo,…
Pais Libre, a Colombian foundation for the victims of kidnappings, Monday expressed its doubts over the FARC’s latest declaration that they will put an end to abductions for extortion. The…
The Colombian government submitted evidence of “false victims” of the 1997 Mapiripan massacre to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on Friday, reported local media. The government headed by Juan…
Former FARC guerrilla “Biofilo,” who headed the fake demobilization of a non-existent FARC front, says his former associates and government officials were in involved in other staged demobilizations. Speaking to…
Colombian authorities have submitted a request to Interpol for an international arrest warrant for fugitive former Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo, reported Colombian media Monday. Interpol told Colombia Reports it…
Medellin-based-table toppers Atletico Nacional are to host fourth-placed Deportes Tolima in the pick of this weekend’s Colombian Liga Postobon fixtures. Nacional are in a rich vein of form, having won…
The Attorney General’s office suspended the governor of Colombia’s north-eastern department of Norte de Santander for six months, reported the official departmental website Thursday. The ruling on the governor Edgar…