Why Colombia’s establishment and Gustavo Petro don’t get along
Presidential candidate Gustavo Petro has upset Colombia’s establishment by revealing extensive ties between drug traffickers, corrupt elite politicians and the country’s spy agency.
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Uribe’s legal troubles in Europe are not over yet
European human rights organizations are still waiting for a verdict in the case against...
Uribe’s 1st intelligence chief convicted for setting up illegal wiretap operation
Colombia’s Supreme Court on Monday convicted former President Alvaro Uribe’s initial...
Uribe’s former press secretary and judicial aide charged over Supreme Court spying claims
The then-press secretary and judicial adviser of former Colombia President Alvaro Uribe were...
Uribe’s problems with Colombia’s justice just went from bad to worse
The legal problems of Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe aggravated Tuesday when a...
US embassy urged Clinton to hold back on praising Uribe during 2010 visit
The United States’ embassy in Bogota warned former State Secretary Hillary Clinton ahead of...
Yet another former Uribe official charged over ‘Colombia’s Watergate’
The former Press Secretary of the past Alvaro Uribe administrations has been charged with...
Uribe asks for international protection against ‘political persecution’
While in Washington DC, former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe decried the recent convictions of...
Colombia’s Supreme Court urges investigation of Uribe for spying on opponents
Following the sentencing of his former chief of staff and former spy chief on Thursday, former...
Uribe’s former chief of staff and spy chief sentenced to prison over illegal wiretapping
The former chief of staff of former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe and the country’s...
Uribe’s biggest headache: More senior aides at risk of prison
More staff of former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe are to be tried in the Supreme Court for...
Wiretapping scandal increasingly reveals political persecution under Uribe
As Colombia’s Supreme Court investigates illegal spying by the country’s former...
