New truth commission to investigate deadly police violence at Colombia protests
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro plans to create a truth commission to investigate the...
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Court orders Colombia’s senate to reopen labor referendum debate
A Bogota court said that the president of Colombia’s Senate, Efrain Cepeda of the...
Petro and Colombia’s opposition call for protests over labor reform
Both Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro and his opposition in Congress announced protests...
Bogota mayor to press charges against union leader over protests
The mayor of Colombia’s capital Bogota, Carlos Fernando Galan, announced criminal charges...
Colombia’s national strike fails to draw convincing crowds
The first day of a 48-hour national strike in support of labor reforms proposed by President...
Petro says Colombia’s government will support indefinite strike
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said Tuesday that he will support an indefinite strike if...
Colombia’s labor unions and social organizations announce national strike on May 28 and 29
Colombia’s labor unions and an array of social organizations announced a 48-hour national...
Colombia’s government files expanded referendum amid deepening rift with Congress
Colombia’s government filed a referendum that calls for a labor reform and a healthcare...
Colombia may drop charges against participants in 2021 protests
Colombia’s prosecution said it may drop terrorism and conspiracy charges filed against...
OAS urges Colombia to release people arrested over 2021 protests
The human rights agency of the Organization of American States called on Colombia’s...
Is Colombia’s top mafia prosecutor targeting kids or gangsters?
Colombia’s prosecution allegedly used foreign aid to convert its organized crime division...
Colombia claims organized protest equates to organized crime
Colombia’s prosecution has stepped up the criminalization of anti-government protests,...
