More than a thousand Venezuelans crossed the border into Colombia on Saturday night over rumors of an imminent turf war between illegal armed groups in their town, according to authorities.…
Colombia’s army can’t seem to shake a decades-old habit of covering up extrajudicial executions by claiming having guerrillas killed in combat. On Wednesday, a press statement from a farmers’ association…
Increased military and paramilitary activity in the northeast Colombia has worsened the situation of the locals who were already terrorized by guerrillas, according to human rights defenders. The coca-rich region…
A high-ranking army general was reportedly told to “join the guerrillas” by an alleged superior after he apologized to a community in northeast Colombia for the murder of a demobilized…
Colombia’s house of representatives filed a motion to fire the defense minister on Monday after the minister was caught lying about the murder of an ex-FARC guerrilla. Defense Minister Guillermo…
A commander of Colombia’s armed forces on Saturday apologized for the torture and murder of a demobilized FARC guerrilla that has repeatedly been defended by the defense minister. General Diego…
Attacks by what are suspected to be ELN guerrillas and rearmed members of the now-demobilized FARC were carried out throughout Colombia on this week. Seven members of the national army…
Colombia’s border city Cucuta has plunged into a crisis after a failed attempt to force American aid into Venezuela last month spurred the closing of the border. The city became…
Tens of thousands of people gathered at the border with Venezuela for a concert that seeks to collect funds for aid for Colombia’s neighbor to the east. Venezuela Aid Live…