Truckers, in their sixth week of strikes, violently clashed with riot police in the capital Bogota on Wednesday. The initially peaceful demonstration was heading towards the center of the city where…
The town halls of two municipalities in central and northeast Colombia were attacked and one was destroyed when protests turned violent. The incidents took place in Puerto Santander, a town on…
Spokesmen of of a week-long uprising of tens of thousands of small farmers and minorities in Colombia’s countryside called for international protection after three protesters were killed, more than 200 injured and 100 were…
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos vowed to personally attend talks to end ongoing mass protests in the countrysides, but not until June 22. Meanwhile, rural unrest appear to be escalating. After…
The Colombian Government has sent a commission of ministers to negotiate with leaders of ongoing indigenous and rural protests that have been blocking roads across the country.
Expanding agrarian and indigenous strikes hit at least half of Colombia’s 32 provinces Tuesday. Ignoring government warnings, protesters blocked important roads and even retained four soldiers.
Colombia’s largest labor unions and a myriad of social and student organizations begun a major national strike on Thursday, citing major nonconformity with the government’s socio-economic policies.
Colombia’s aviation authority, Aerocivil, said Monday it had maximized security measures at airports throughout the country, claiming students want to target airports as part of anti-government protests.
Colombia’s main labor unions, students, miners, truckers and farmers announced to lay down work on March 17 to protest the government’s economic policy.