Colombia’s defense minister is facing increasing pushback over his baseless claims that guerrillas are behind swelling anti-government protests. Defense Minister Diego Molano found himself being contradicted by the governor of…
Colombia’s anti-government protests grew to historic proportions in the capital Bogota on Saturday. The protest was not organized by the leaders of recent national strikes, but drew a crowd so…
Members of US Congress called on the government of President Joe Biden to suspend all aid to Colombia’s police, which is being accused of gross human rights violations to quell…
The suicide of a 17-year-old girl who accused police of sexual abuse sparked an uprising in southwest Colombia that left at least one person dead, 35 injured and the local…
Colombia’s security forces apparently entered panic mode and the government of President Ivan Duque all but collapsed after the US Congress reiterated threats to cut military funds. The panic was…
Protests against Colombia’s far-right President Ivan Duque turned into gigantic anti-fascist carnivals on Wednesday in response to brutal police repression. Residents of the country’s largest cities cheered the tens, perhaps…
The government of Colombia’s far-right President Ivan Duque said Tuesday that it is willing to negotiate an end to anti-government protests that continue Wednesday. In a video message, Peace Commissioner…
Social organizations called for a new national strike in Colombia for Wednesday after fruitless talks with President Ivan Duque on Monday. The meeting between Duque and the National Strike Committee…
Colombia’s influential peace movement threw its weight behind ongoing anti-government protests on Sunday, claiming “the very democracy of our country is in danger.” The youth chapter of Defendamos la Paz…