The United Nations on Wednesday condemned the assassination of two members of demobilized guerrilla group FARC at an election campaign event in northwest Colombia. The two former guerrillas were killed…
Colombia’s national army has confirmed that there were 10 people killed on Tuesday when a military helicopter crashed in the province of Antioquia. The MI-17 helicopter came down in the…
An attack on a nightclub in an important cocaine hub in northern Colombia has highlighted tensions between two of the country’s most important criminal organizations. Both the police and independent…
A community that declared itself neutral in Colombia’s armed conflict more than 20 years ago survived another attack by armed men. Authorities allegedly released the suspected attackers. The San Jose…
Christmas celebrations in Medellin have been marred by a sharp increase in extremely brutal murders allegedly sparked by the recent arrest of one of the city’s top crime lords. More…
Forty-two inmates were allegedly injured after a prison search turned into riots in the Bellavista prison north of Colombia’s second largest city Medellin on Thursday. Prison rights defender Jorge Carmona…
Colombian authorities are embarrassed after videos emerged of the hero’s welcome given to the body of a drug trafficking warlord who was killed on Friday. Local media reported how hundreds…
A commander of Colombia’s citizen security program was arrested on Saturday for allegedly providing the weapons with which paramilitaries assassinated more than 20 policemen, according to the prosecution. Major Hector…
The people of Sabanalarga, a rural community in northwest Colombia, are in mourning after a bus accident killed at least 14 and injured 35 on Sunday. The bus fell into…