President Ivan Duque’s idea to decree an “intelligent lockdown” in Colombia was dismissed on Sunday by powerful critics who have put the president in his place before. The president on…
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque said Saturday that he was considering an “intelligent lockdown” that would expose part of the population to the coronavirus. On Facebook, Duque said he would take…
Bogota Mayor Claudia Lopez asked Colombia’s migration authority to take responsibility for the hundreds of thousands of migrants from Venezuela who have been without aid for a week. A quarantine…
A week after I reported about mass evictions in Bogota during Colombia’s quarantine, people began rising up as there is still no evidence authorities are taking any action. Not only…
With Colombia on lockdown over the coronavirus, killing the country’s human rights defenders and community leaders has never been easier. Fearing that quarantine measures in place to contain the spread…
A quarantine decreed by President Ivan Duque took force in all of Colombia on Wednesday in an attempt to contain the spreading of the coronavirus in the South American country.…
President Ivan Duque announced a $1.5 billion injection into Colombia’s healthcare system and emergency subsidies for the poor on Sunday as the country is set to go into quarantine to…
Colombia’s government and prosecution said Saturday that they will guarantee the provision of food supplies while prosecuting those trying to fix food prices. The government is still working on the…
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque reportedly called his main critic, opposition Senator Gustavo Petro, on Friday to seek his endorsement for a quarantine to combat the coronavirus. Petro expressed his support…