Corrupt officials and lawmakers received almost $119 million (COP500 billion) in kickbacks from funds meant for Colombia’s peace process, according to Blu Radio. The scandal involved funds that were meant…
Colombia’s Supreme Court is considering to sentence one of President Ivan Duque’s top ideologues to 19 years in prison over his alleged ties to some of the country’s most infamous…
Fugitive congresswoman Aida Merlano, who escaped prison in October, wants to surrender herself under conditions, according to her daughter. In a post on Instagram, Merlano’s daughter published a statement in…
Ongoing anti-government protests have created major cracks in the minority coalition of Colombia’s President Ivan Duque. Conservative Party (PC) lawmakers and former President Andres Pastrana are rebelling over Duque’s refusal…
While President Ivan Duque was talking about conserving the Amazon at the United Nations on Monday, Colombia’s police jailed one of his allies for illegal mining in the protected rainforest.…
Colombia’s Vice President Marta Lucia Ramirez is one of the country’s most powerful conservative voices and an icon of the empowerment of women. Tweets by mluciaramirez The Bogota-born politician has…
For the first time in recent memory, Colombia’s Supreme Court jailed an elected lawmaker on election fraud claims. Senator-elect Aida Merlano was jailed in “The Good Shepherd” prison in Bogota…
Prosecutors in northern Colombia found firearms and a large pile of cash in the campaign office of a lawmaker two days after she was elected Senator. According to Prosecutor Nestor…
Nine people were reportedly injured when a small explosive device went off at a Conservative Party campaign event in northern Colombia on Saturday, one week before elections. The attack took…