Farmers from the mountains that surround Medellin are taking part in an online “buy local” initiative after a lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in Colombia abruptly ended…
Police in Colombia’s second largest city, Medellin, are serenading locals to alleviate boredom during a quarantine that seeks to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Armed with speakers and a…
Colombia’s capital Bogota, and cities like Cali and Medellin, will shut down on Friday in defiance of President Ivan Duque’s unlawful attempt to strip local governments of these powers. Bogota…
Pablo Escobar never made Medellin the world’s most dangerous city. Local authorities and media who turned a public relations campaign into a terrorism campaign did, according to multiple studies. There…
Colombia’s war crimes tribunal assumed the investigation into the role of the former security chief of former President Alvaro Uribe in the killing of human rights defenders. The Special Jurisdiction…
Medellin’s elite and friends of Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe were among the main beneficiaries of the dispossession of more than 3 million hectares of land, an area the size…
Alleged urban ELN guerrillas bombed an electricity tower on the outskirts of Medellin on Friday. A second attack was prevented, according to Mayor Daniel Quintero. One suspected member of the…
Bogota Mayor Claudia Lopez allegedly downplayed the violence that took place after the resumption of anti-government protests in Colombia’s capital on Tuesday. Lopez was criticized by both Bogota’s human rights…
Despite violent incidents in Bogota and Medellin, anti-government protests resumed peacefully throughout Colombia and are expected to expand despite sabotage attempts. The organizers of national strikes that began in November…