Colombia’s far-right and rogue members of the military are plotting to violently disrupt anti-government protests planned for November 21, according to audio leaked to peace advocates. A video of a…
Nine journalists from southwest Colombia were declared “military objectives” on Thursday in a general threat to journalists signed by far-right group Aguilas Negras. According to the pamphlet that appeared in…
A peasant leader and a victims representative were assassinated on Thursday, while two minority leaders received death threats from a far-right group. The killings Peasant leader Manuel Gregorio Gonzalez was…
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has reportedly begun an investigation into the elusive “Aguilas Negras,” the far-right group that authorities insist doesn’t exist. The existence of the group was denied by…
Colombia’s opposition parties reiterated their concern on Thursday after far-right group “Aguilas Negras” threatened to kill “all leftist followers of Senator Gustavo Petro,” who lost last year’s election to President…
The “Aguilas Negras” (Black Eagles) is a far-right group or collective that emerged in 2006 after the demobilization of paramilitary umbrella organization AUC. Of all illegal armed groups in Colombia, the…
A far-right group in southwest Colombia, saying they are The Aguilas Negras, on Tuesday threatened to kill all Venezuelan citizens, and officials who help them in the border region. In…
FARC dissidents on Wednesday vowed to protect indigenous leaders in the southwest of Colombia after far-right group Aguilas Negras offered generous rewards to kill them. The rogue guerrillas’ offer to…
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque made his first visit to a reintegration compound for demobilized guerrillas on Saturday, three days after local community leaders said they received a death threat. The…