The Medellin Board of Transitional Justice sentencing eight demobilized paramilitaries from the AUC’s Elmer Cardenas bloc to prison for over 130 crimes committed between 1996 and 2004, local media reported…
Colombia’s defense minister on Sunday said that rebel group FARC used civilians as human shields during recent combat in northwestern Colombia. According to Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon, rebels from…
The carnival of the town of Riosucio, one of the most colorful and vibrant carnivals in Colombia, kicks off on January 4, continuing one of the oldest traditions in the country.
Colombia’s national forces have killed six alleged members of the FARC in the Pacific coast department of Choco, Europa Press reported Monday. Defense Minister Rodrigo Rivera explained that national forces…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe will visit the fire-destroyed town of Riosucio, in the north-west Choco department Tuesday, to observe the reconstruction effort and to speak to locals who lost everything…
Colombia’s Ministry of the Interior says that the mayor’s office was negligent in not having a fire department to fight the blaze that destroyed at least 60 houses and left…