Colombia’s National Police chief on Thursday claimed to have “clear evidence” guerrillas were planning “acts of terrorism” during upcoming anti-government protests. In a speech, General Jorge Luis Vargas said that…
Colombia’s finance minister presented a new tax reform proposal on Tuesday, just days ahead of a national strike that sunk the government’s initial proposal. The proposal of Finance Minister Jose…
Colombia’s vice-president resorted to blatant lies at the United Nations Security Council to defend against evidence of crimes against humanity allegedly committed to quell anti-government protests. In an attempt to…
Colombia’s 2016 peace deal contains the necessary elements to resolve its current social crisis, the United Nations´ mission chief told the Security Council on Tuesday. During the presentation of his…
The increasingly authoritarian regime of Colombia’s President Ivan Duque implied that anti-government protests pose a threat to national security on Sunday. During a speech in Medellin, Defense Minister Diego Molano…
Without a shred of evidence, Colombia´s controversial defense minister on Wednesday claimed that illegal armed groups are behind anti-government protests called for July 20. Following a meeting in Cali, Defense…
Colombia’s increasingly authoritarian President Ivan Duque rejected a damning human rights report by the Organization of American States (OAS). In its report, the OAS’ Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR)…
While many in Colombia praise the kids who have protected anti-government protesters against police brutality, authorities are desperately trying to criminalize these so called “First Line” groups. According to Prosecutor…
Anti-government protests continued throughout Colombia on Wednesday despite calls by strike organizers to suspend them. The ongoing protests illustrate a rift between the organizers of a national strike on April…