World Cup celebrations in Colombia leave at least 2 dead, dozens injured
At least two people were killed when hundreds of fights and riots broke out in Colombia on Sunday...
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Riots in Western Colombia lead to 8 injured, following mass evictions
Two mass evictions led to riots in Western Colombia on Wednesday, when eight people, including two...
6 killed in aftermath of Colombia soccer championship
Six people were killed Wednesday night, including a minor, in the aftermath of the dramatic final...
Colombia’s Inspector General investigates Bogota public transport riots
Colombia’s Inspector General’s said Thursday he is investigating public transport...
Colombia’s cities wake up after violence-stained night
Colombia’s two largest cities, the capital Bogota and Medellin, woke up Friday after a...
Anti-government protests in Colombia; Violent clashes with Police in Bogota and Medellin
Tens of thousands have taken to the streets across Colombia in the biggest show of force from...
‘Indignant’ march descends into riots in Bogota
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 where...
Congress will reform education with or without government support
Higher education will reform with or without the government’s support, said Colombia’s Congress according to newspaper El Espectador on Tuesday. Senate President Roy Barreras Montealegre held ongoing meetings with...
Bogota students clash with police
Riots in the Colombian capital Bogota have left a vehicle torched, reported local media Wednesday. Bogota police were forced to block off major streets in the capital Wednesday afternoon, as students began rioting outside the...
Colombia police arrest 70 in Labor Day protests
Police in Colombia’s capital Bogota arrested approximately 70 protesters Tuesday for carrying dangerous items at this year’s annual Labor Day marches. The accused were taken to the Permanent Justice Unit for...
Bogota transit riots cost city more than $500,000
Damage caused by rioters to Bogota’s mass transit system amounts to $570,000, says the city’s comptroller’s office, reported financial publication Dinero. Bogota Comptroller Diego Ardila Medina sent a warning...
Peace returns after labor strike ends: Minister
Colombia’s Interior and Justice Minister Germain Vargas Lleras said that the situation in the mining town of Puerto Gaitan is under control after more than a month of labor protests and riots, according to a report from...
