More than 1,500 people marched Thursday in solidarity with local protests against the new “Tres Cruces” army base in the southwestern Cauca department, reported news agency Prensa Rural and others.…
The Colombian government denies in front of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) any responsibility for an alleged 1998 aerial bombardment that left 17 people dead and 27 injured.…
A suspected FARC attack left one soldier dead and two civilians wounded in the western department of Choco, reported radio station Caracol Friday. The killed policeman was identified as the…
Bogota’s mayor, Gustavo Petro, still had an unfavorable image among Bogota’s citizens, according to the latest Gallup poll released Friday. According to the poll, only 30% said they approved of…
Colombia’s second largest rebel group, ELN, has declared oil workers in the eastern Arauca department a “military objective,” according to local authorities. A number of barracks housing oil workers and…
Colombian police said Thursday four members of the left-wing guerrilla group FARC had been captured in the northwestern Antioquia department, reported newspaper El Colombiano. Police said that the arrests were…
Colombia’s “emerald tsar” Victor Carranza has told news network Al Jazeera that a war over the industry could erupt should he die. Carranza, one of the world’s top traders in…
Authorities captured an alleged leader of drug trafficking organization “Los Rastrojos” in northeastern Colombia Thursday, reported Radio Caracol. Héctor Jairo Bermúdez Ríos, known as “El Paisa,” was reportedly in charge of…
A group of 17 Colombian citizens, one Venezuelan and one Moroccan were arrested in Barcelona, Spain for drug trafficking, reported Spanish police Thursday morning. The 19 men were accused of…