Medellin
Colombia’s Truth Commission exposes hundreds of Medellin’s alleged terrorism sponsors
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…
Medellin’s violent crime statistics drop significantly
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 security in Medellin
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’s secret history of violence against women and girls
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 prosecution links former Medellin mayor to mafia real estate
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…
Medellin government rejects ‘illegitimate’ interim mayor
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 suspends mayors on election meddling charges
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
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…