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…
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 to…
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…
President Juan Manuel Santos called on the Colombia’s army general and national police director to help with petroleum company labor riots in the central department of Meta. Protests began last…
Colombia’s Industrial University of Santander (UIS) required both police and military presence after a recent “FARC-related” demonstration. The presence of armed forces in colleges or universities is a controversial…
A community in northeast Bogota have attacked the police for protecting a man who they wanted to lynch for the alleged raping of an 11-year-old girl, El Espectador reported Monday.…
Junior de Barranquilla’s 3-3 draw with Mexican side Juagares de Chiapas was not enough to see them qualify for the quarter finals of the Copa Libertadores, but was sufficient to…
Five people were injured in clashes between rioters and police, after members of the unruly mob apparently attempted to lynch a suspected rapist that authorities were trying to protect, El…
The government has announced a crackdown to halt the unrest on college campuses, as President Santos says they will act forcefully to prevent the violence of a small number from…