Melanie Bencosme is currently pursuing a master’s degree in international journalism from the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. There she has written for publications like the International Business Times, Voices of NY and local publication, The Nabe. She has also produced and edited content for and hosted the show 219 West for CUNY-TV.
A fleet of special forces soldiers are being sent into the southwest state of Putumayo to protect citizens after an increased amount of attacks on oil tankers allegedly by Colombia’s…
A forum for victims of Colombia’s armed conflict is being held at the House of Memory museum in Medellin to prepare proposals that will be sent to the peace talks between the government and the…
A construction site in eastern Colombia is in the process of receiving its own personal Jesus — a massive Christ statue to rival the one of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de…
Nine of Colombia’s jails and prisons will be expanded in an attempt to reduce the country’s overcrowded penitentiaries, according to a report by National Penitentiary and Prison Institute. The program…
Colombia’s southwestern city of Tumaco, mostly populated by Afro-Colombians, has experienced more than three times the national rate of murders from 2011 to 2013 as a result of guerrilla atrocities, according…
When Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos announced peace talks with rebel group ELN in June, he was accused of trying to influence elections set days later. Seven week after the initial announcement and Santos’…
Colombia’s second largest rebel group, the ELN, has allegedly been attacking energy infrastructures to pressure the Colombian government to begin peace talks, according to a report released by Maplecroft Terrorism and Security…
Colombia is in the top 12 countries with an extreme risk of a terrorist attack, suffering hundreds of separate attacks over the last year according to a global report released…
A new clothing line using knife-resistant and anti-ballistic fabrics was introduced during the annual Colombiamoda, Medellin’s biggest fashion event, on Tuesday.