Colombia’s Truth Commission revealed the names of 423 people and 58 companies that allegedly financed the expansion of paramilitary organization AUC between 1995 and 1998 from Medellin. The alleged sponsors…
Public security in Medellin has improved dramatically after Mayor Daniel Quintero introduced a new security policy and local crime syndicate Oficina de Envigado lost power. According to the mayor, Medellin’s…
Crime and violence in Medellin has been on a rebound since 2016 after years of relative quiet in Colombia’s second largest city. The city has more than 90 gangs with…
Medellin is a dangerous city for women and girls despite alleged efforts to combat gender violence and pedophilia in Colombia’s second largest city. Forty women and girls were assassinated in…
Colombia’s chief prosecutor said Tuesday that Medellin’s former mayor owned four real estate properties that allegedly belonged to the local mafia. In a press statement, Prosecutor General Francisco Barbosa said…
Colombia’s second largest city Medellin has become all but ungovernable after President Ivan Duque appointed an ally as interim mayor. In a letter, Medellin’s progressive secretaries rejected interim Mayor Juan…
Colombia’s inspector general said she provisionally suspended the mayors of Medellin and Ibague for their alleged meddling in elections. Inspector General Margarita Cabello announced the suspensions on Twitter, but didn’t…
Daniel Quintero is the mayor of Colombia’s second largest city Medellin after a surprising victory in the 2019 elections. Quintero was born in Medellin in 1980 into a lower middle-class…
Colombian politician Luis Perez is the former governor of the Antioquia province who has never been far from controversy. Tweets by Luis_Perez_G Locals call the Medellin native “Luis XV” because…