With 70 members killed and 232 having received death threats, the leader of social umbrella organization Patriotic March urged authorities to prevent the repetition of a political “genocide” that all but…
A surge in killings of human rights defenders put pressure on Colombia’s conservative opposition politicians who are accused of inciting and condoning political violence. Three human rights defenders and members of the leftist…
After two weeks of intense demonstrations up much of the coastline, strikers in southwestern Colombia officially suspended all protest activities Friday in light of pending negotiations with government officials, Colombia…
A collective of leftist organizations and representatives of ethnic minorities on Monday joined ongoing strikes carried out by farmers, miners and truckers in Colombia’s countryside.
Colombia’s second largest criminal organization has released a pamphlet calling for the assassination of presidential and congressional candidates of Colombian left-wing political parties, the Patriotic Union (Union Patriotica – UP)…
Colombia’s Minister of Interior on Thursday said the “National Government…offers all guarantees [that the] Patriotic March” will be able to participate in politics, reported local media. “It is very important…
Protests in Colombia’s capital Bogota on Friday, descended into chaos leaving one injured and more than 10 arrested, according to reports. Thousands of protesters converged at Plaza Bolivar in central Bogota…
Former Colombian Senator Piedad Cordoba on Monday denied accusations her new left-wing movement is associated with guerrilla group FARC. Cordoba, defended her Patriotic March movement on Monday in response to…
5,000 peasants marched in protest of the FARC’s use of landmines and government abuses in Colombia’s southern Putumayo department. reported local media Friday. Organizers said the general goal of the march…