Posted by Samuel Thomson | Apr 7, 2011 | News
Defence Minister Rodrigo Rivera has refused the offer of the Ministry of the Interior and Justice to transfer prisoners from the controversial Tolemaida military detention center to a civilian prison, El Espectador reported...
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The Supreme Court has opened preliminary investigations against 10 current and four former congressman for their role in the mishandling of assets seized from the drugs trade, Semana reported Wednesday. The investigations are...
Read MorePosted by Samuel Thomson | Apr 6, 2011 | Culture
Colombia’s finest circus artists are appearing for a second time at London’s Roundhouse theatre in the critically acclaimed ‘Circolombia urban’ show, Sky News reports Wednesday. All the performers have graduated from British...
Read MorePosted by Samuel Thomson | Apr 6, 2011 | News
A Chilean activist who is wanted in Colombia for alleged ties to the FARC has denied that he provided financial assistance to the guerrilla group, Caracol reported on Wednesday. Manuel Olate, who has acknowledged that he has...
Read MorePosted by Samuel Thomson | Apr 5, 2011 | News
President Juan Manuel Santos has been cultivating high-level contacts in an attempt to arrange a meeting with his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama while visiting Washington and New York, Caracol Radio reported Tuesday. “Yes there...
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