Posted by Sarah Kinosian | Apr 17, 2012 | News
Security forces dismantled an ELN arms and uniforms factory in western Colombia, leaving one alleged member of the guerrilla group dead, reported local media Thursday. The complex was in the Medio San Juan municipality of the...
Read MorePosted by Sarah Kinosian | Apr 17, 2012 | News
Colombian congressmen are filing a lawsuit against the passage of the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement, saying that legislation in the FTA dealing with intellectual property and Internet access did not pass through proper...
Read MorePosted by Sarah Kinosian | Apr 17, 2012 | News
After Sunday’s announcement that the U.S.-Colombia trade agreement is set to take effect May 15, Colombian unions doubt the sincerity of the U.S. government’s commitment to human rights. “They continue to kill union workers, the...
Read MorePosted by Sarah Kinosian | Apr 16, 2012 | Medellin
Pop singer Madonna will include Medellin in her 2012 world tour, the artist’s website confirmed Monday. Colombia’s second largest city was one of five additional tour dates announced in Latin America. The pop diva also added...
Read MorePosted by Sarah Kinosian | Apr 13, 2012 | News
The father of Medellin’s mayor and owner of local newspaper El Mundo, currently under house arrest for alleged ties to paramilitary groups, said Friday he was a victim of extortion and planned to mount an appeal. Guillermo...
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