The police department of Colombia’s capital Bogota is under fire for allegedly assassinating civilians and taking part in vandalism in response to protests against police brutality. The criticism followed evidence…
Protests against a police killing of an unarmed man turned violent in Colombia’s capital Bogota on Wednesday, leaving at least seven people dead and 80 arrested. Peaceful protests organized against…
President Ivan Duque hadn’t even announced he would be commemorating Colombia’s human rights day on Wednesday when Bogota police set the tone with the brutal killing of an unarmed man.…
Bogota Mayor Claudia Lopez said Thursday she will extend a partial lockdown for another two weeks in an attempt to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Colombia’s capital. The extended…
Colombia’s capital has provided refrigeration containers to cemeteries that can barely keep up with the cremation of deceased COVID-19 patients, according to Bogota’s health secretary. The city has been hardest…
Despite doubling the number of intensive care units and strict stay at home measures, the COVID-19 pandemic collapsed healthcare in Colombia’s capital Bogota with relative ease. Bogota Mayor Claudia Lopez…
Doctors in Colombia’s capital Bogota have begun denying critical care for elderly COVID-19 patients after the saturation of intensive care units (ICU’s) has forced them to prioritize the young. Several…
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque said Thursday he opposes shutting down Bogota for a second time despite the collapse of the capital’s healthcare system. The shutdown was proposed by the country’s…
Healthcare in Colombia’s capital Bogota collapsed on Wednesday, according to medical organizations, as the country’s third largest city, Cali, issued a red alert over the COVID-19 pandemic. “It happened. The…