Judge in Plazas Vega case flees Colombia
The judge who sentenced retired Colombian army Colonel Alfonso Plazas Vega to 30 years in prison in early June has fled the country after receiving threats, reports El Tiempo. Judge…
The judge who sentenced retired Colombian army Colonel Alfonso Plazas Vega to 30 years in prison in early June has fled the country after receiving threats, reports El Tiempo. Judge…
The bodies of seven policemen who were killed during in a guerrilla ambush in Norte de Santander during Sunday’s election are being transported home to their families to be buried,…
The Colombian government on Sunday offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the alleged guerrillas responsible for an attack on a police patrol that left seven…
Alleged ELN guerrillas killed seven policemen in an ambush in north-west Colombia, authorities say. Guerrilla activity and bad weather are complicating the elections in several regions of the country. In…
Three people were kidnapped whilst traveling between the Colombian departments of Choco and Risaralda on Tuesday. Authorities suspect guerrilla group the ELN to be responsible. According to Caracol, the three…
Colombian police Sunday successfully rescued all seven hostages who were kidnapped by the National Liberation Army (ELN) on Thursday. The rescue operation was carried out by special anti-kidnapping units of…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe on Friday announced a mission to rescue seven people kidnapped on Thursday by guerrillas in the country’s Nariño department, reports Colombian media. Uribe described the event…
The situation of Colombia’s indigenous communities continues to worsen due to the forced recruitment of indigenous children by guerilla groups the FARC and ELN, reports investigative website Verdad Abierta on…
Armed confrontations between rival guerrilla groups the FARC and the ELN have turned the east Colombian department of Arauca into the nation’s most violent region, El Nuevo Siglo reported Friday.…