Colombia’s Vice-President Francia Marquez said Tuesday that police prevented an assassination attempt. According to the VP, the allegedly botched bomb attack wasn’t the first attempt on her life. A police…
Francia Marquez is Colombia’s first black female vice-president, and a renowned environmental and women’s rights activist. Tweets by franciamarquezm Before the 2022 elections, Marquez was mainly known for her defense…
President Gustavo Petro met with local and regional leaders from Colombia’s Pacific region to discuss ending the wars between illegal armed groups that are terrorizing the region. Petro traveled to…
Colombia’s State fails to provide any kind of security in the southwestern Cauca province where ethnic minorities have been under siege by illegal armed groups, drug traffickers and the military…
President-elect Gustavo Petro called on Colombia’s sugar association and indigenous to negotiate the use of land in the southwest Of the country. The Nasa people and the owner of multiple…
President Ivan Duque said Monday that one of the most feared guerrillas of southwest Colombia was killed in combat. “Mayimbu,” the alleged commander of the Western Coordinating Command (CCO) was…
The United Nations’ rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders urged Colombia’s government to curb violence against indigenous people in the southwest of the country. In a public statement,…
The commander of Colombia’s 6th army division was sacked over the general’s admitted ties to drug traffickers. The army announced the decision after media published audio in which General Jorge…
Colombia’s government said Monday that the armed forces killed a key guerrilla commander in the southwest of the country. According to President Ivan Duque, the security forces killed “Jonnier” in…