Posted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jan 29, 2013 | News
Pamphlets allegedly issued by FARC, Colombia’s largest rebel group, on Tuesday warned of a three-week shutdown of the road connecting the west of Colombia with the rest of the country. According to local media, the...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jan 29, 2013 | News
A prominent drug trafficker and top associate of the neo-paramilitary group “Los Urabeños” on Tuesday was captured in the central Colombian department of Meta. Police claimed that “Chicho” — the alias of Hector...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jan 29, 2013 | News
The workers union for the Cerrejon coal mine in northern Colombia on Tuesday said that all work could be halted next week if a deal is not reached with employers about work conditions and wages. Sintracarbon, the union...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jan 29, 2013 | News
A representative of an indigenous organization on Tuesday said that the notorious neo-paramilitary organization “Los Urabeños” has infiltrated the southwestern Colombian department of Cauca. Los Urabeños hail from...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jan 28, 2013 | News
Armed criminal groups are active in only 10% of Colombia, said the country’s defense minister on Monday. “The criminal gangs were hit harder in 2012 than ever before. All those who were leaders of criminal [gangs] were...
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