Millions of losses as a result of Catatumbo demonstrations
Ongoing demonstrations in the northeast of Colombia have resulted in losses totaling millions of dollars, local media reported Friday.
Ongoing demonstrations in the northeast of Colombia have resulted in losses totaling millions of dollars, local media reported Friday.
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office on Thursday announced to file criminal charges against farmers accused of inciting violence during ongoing protests in the northeast of the country.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Thursday said he will not succumb to the pressure of striking farmers in the northeastern Catatumbo region and fast-track the creation of peasant reserve…
The United Nations has been “irresponsible and reckless” in condemning the death of four protesters during clashes with security forces in the northeast of Colombia, the country’s defense minister said…
The United Nations on Wednesday criticized the rights violations of demonstrators in the northeast of the country.
Government representatives and peasant leaders from the northeastern Colombian Catatumbo region resumed talks on Tuesday, but failed to come to an agreement to end social unrest in the troubled region.
Social unrest spread across northeastern Colombia on Monday as peasants from the Arauca department joined farmers from the Catatumbo region which has seen major riots for more than three weeks.
The Colombian government and farmers from the northeastern Catatumbo region on Tuesday agreed one the appointment of two mediators to end social unrest that killed four in the past three…
Peasant leaders from the north of Colombia said Tuesday they have called off a planned meeting with the government because Bogota refused to confirm the presence of President Juan Manuel…