Colombia’s war crimes tribunal has given Medellin authorities until Friday to surrender information about the location of mass graves the city hall was trying to keep secret. The Special Jurisdiction…
Colombia’s war crimes tribunal has begun investigating “Operation Orion,” a 2002 attack on the west of Medellin carried out by the security forces allegedly in collusion with local crime lord…
Colombia’s largest hydroelectric dam was expected to be begin providing 17% of the country’s electricity in November, but a series of irregularities has cost the treasury more than $1.2 billion…
Colombia’s National Electoral Council (CNE) raised the alarm about possible voter fraud in multiple provinces and the country’s second largest city, Medellin. The alarm was raised about suspicious increases in…
Medellin has made massive progress in both public safety and tourism over the past decades. However, as the city slowly becomes a recognizable tourist destination, there are plenty of places…
The troubled Bajo Cauca region, located in the north of Colombia, is a major drug trafficking corridor and a hotbed of criminal activity. The subregion lies in the northeast of…
Medellin’s mayor lied about being “elected” to be featured on Discovery Channel. The “recognition of such an important network” cost the local taxpayers $370 thousand. “The good news doesn’t stop,”…
While Medellin was preparing its annual Gay Pride parade, a far-right political activist took down and destroyed the rainbow flag that was waving over the city. According to the infamous…
It is probably fair to say that few places on the planet have ever undergone a transformation as comprehensive as Medellin’s Comuna 13. Even fewer can claim to have done…