Thousand Medellin gang members want to hand in their weapons and reintegrate into society, but demand “legal guarantees” of the government, representatives wrote President Juan Manuel Santos. “Recently, more than…
Hugo Albeiro Quintero, alias “El Patron,” a gang leader in Colombia’s second city Medellin, is sentenced to seven years and five months in jail for planning to create new paramilitary groups. The…
Medellin won a 2010 United Nations Human Settlement Program (UN-HABITAT) Scroll of Honor award on Monday at the celebration of World Habitat Day. The ceremony took place in Shanghai, China…
Colombian Liga Postobon leaders Independiente Santa Fe were held to a 1-1 draw by Deportivo Cali on Saturday, while Atletico Nacional suffered a 2-0 defeat at America de Cali. Leaders…
A group of criminals in Medellin attempted to kidnap Roberto Escobar Gaviria, alias “El Osito,” the brother of the late drug lord Pablo Escobar, reports El Espectador. The attempted kidnapping…
The Medellin Mayor’s Office claims that the city saw 31% fewer murders in September compared to the previous month. From September 1 to September 28 the office recorded 124 murders,…
Santa Fe extended their lead in the Colombian Liga Postobon to six points after a 0-1 win at Atletico Nacional. Sunday’s top clash between Nacional and leaders Santa Fe gave…
Some 170 members of gangs in the north of Medellin agree to help city authorities to diminish the violence that cost 1,600 lives so far this year. The alleged gang…
Medellin Mayor Alonso Salazar, widely criticized over his administration’s failure to curb violence, fix potholes, and properly finish public works, is highly popular among his personal friends and political allies,…