Two council members murdered
Authorities in the Cundinamarca department Sunday found the bodies of two members of the council of Sumapaz, the rural area just south of Colombia’s capital, Bogota. The bodies of the…
Authorities in the Cundinamarca department Sunday found the bodies of two members of the council of Sumapaz, the rural area just south of Colombia’s capital, Bogota. The bodies of the…
At least 18 leftist rebels and soldiers were killed in the past week in southwestern Colombia clashes as Latin America’s oldest guerrilla conflict continues to rage, a military official said…
Investigators of Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office exhumed the remains of 31 victims of guerilla groups in 15 municipalities, judicial sources said Wednesday. In San Luis municipality, prosecutors of the national…
Former guerrillas in Colombia have helped neuroscientists locate which parts of the brain are involved in literacy, according to a study published on Wednesday in the British journal Nature. Language…
An exhibition at Bogota’s Museum of Modern Art will showcase the artworks of former Colombian fighters, as they use various media to express their war experiences. “The war we have…
Colombian vice-President Francisco Santos Monday told the United Nations his country has made progress in combating the recruitment of children by illegal armed groups. Santos also promised that members of…
Peace in Colombia is impossible at the moment because of the current country’s government policy, opposition Senator Piedad Cordoba said Sunday. According to the Liberal Party politician, a “peace process…
Colombian Senator Piedad Cordoba’s close relation to Venezuela president Hugo Chavez is what made her not win this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, says Adam Isacson, program director of the Washington-based…
Ecuador’s government has issued refugee visas to over 16,000 displaced Colombians in provinces bordering Colombia, the Foreign Ministry announced in a statement Thursday. A survey, launched in March, is currently…