Authorities arrest FARC leader
Colombian authorities arrested the second in command of the FARC’s 50th front in Bogota. ‘ Wilmer’ is accused of being responsible for finances of the guerrilla front. ‘Wilmer’ officially had…
Colombian authorities arrested the second in command of the FARC’s 50th front in Bogota. ‘ Wilmer’ is accused of being responsible for finances of the guerrilla front. ‘Wilmer’ officially had…
The infamous drug lord Daniel Rendon Herrera, alias Don Mario, promised on Monday to deliver millions of dollars worth of goods and cash as reparation to his victims. Don…
Some 300 refugees from Bogota’s Parque Tercer Milenio took over the headquarters of the Agricultural Bank in Colombia’s capital city on Tuesday night. The group of 300 displaced people, relocated…
Four members of the Colombian armed forces were killed by a landmine Monday afternoon in the southern department of Caquetá. The army said Tuesday that they believe the landmine was…
11 town councillors have been murdered in Colombia so far this year and over 2,000 remain at a direct risk from guerrillas and emerging gangs, claimed authorities on Monday. A…
The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) new jurisdiction in Colombia is being used for political advantage, according to the Colombian Ambassador to the Hague. The Ambassador stressed that the Court will only…
A suspected member of the FARC, wanted by the US on terrorism charges, has been arrested, Colombian authorities said Sunday. Maribel Gallego Rubio, known as ‘Maritza’, was arrested in Bogota,…
The Panamerican Health Organization (PHO) confirmed the forced displacement forty-five families in the Charco municipality in the southern department of Nariño last Monday. This is the seventh forced displacement in…
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has no reason to investigate war crimes in Colombia as the country’s courts are already doing so, Colombia’s ambassador to the ICC said Thursday. Francisco…