Posted by Tom Heyden | Mar 31, 2011 | News
The proposed Intelligence Act put forward by the Colombian government seeks to imprison public officials who leak secret information for a period of five to eight years, El Espectador reported Thursday. President Juan Manuel...
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A referendum calling for life imprisonment for child molesters or murderers has passed the first debate in the Colombian senate, El Espectador reported Wednesday. The referendum bill, which arrived at the First Senate Commission...
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More than half the population of a rural town in the southwest Colombia have threatened a mass exodus due to sustained FARC attacks and perceived government inaction, according to several media sources. The small town of...
Read MorePosted by Tom Heyden | Mar 29, 2011 | News
Indigenous communities in the southwest Colombian department of Cauca find themselves in the middle of increasingly heated battles between national forces and the FARC, according to an indigenous association press release. The...
Read MorePosted by Tom Heyden | Mar 29, 2011 | News
Sonia Osorio, the 83 year-old founder of the Ballet of Colombia, has passed away in Cartagena after complications with pneumonia and a kidney infection, Semana reported Tuesday. Colombia’s most famous and distinguished...
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