Colombia’s largest student organization takes to the street on Thursday to show solidarity with ongoing strikes throughout the country. According to the students, they might join what has already become…
On Wednesday, Colombia’s largest labor union declared Thursday a national day of protest in support of striking farmers and miners. The union demands President Juan Manuel Santos talk to the…
Colombia’s farmers’ strikes are into their 10th day as roads remained closed across the countryside. The crisis shows no sign of abating, as rice farmers and oil workers joined the…
Colombia’s national government started off talks with striking farmers on the wrong foot, arriving six hours late at a meeting to seek a lift of strikes that on Tuesday spread…
As President Juan Manuel Santos’ government tries to calm the situation through localized negotiations, Colombia’s national strike movement is gaining momentum with shows of support from the citizenry and the…
Striking farmers from three departments on Monday agreed to begin talks and lift roadblocks as the government agreed to begin negotiations to end a massive rural strike. However, the farmers…
Colombian authorities arrested one of the organizers of an ongoing national strike on terrorism charges after accusing him of having ties to rebel group FARC.
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos took to the airwaves on Sunday to stress his dedication to attending ongoing and apparent escalating social unrest in the countryside that cost the life…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Saturday inspected protests in the vicinity of the capital Bogota that are part of a massive anti-government protests that have been ongoing throughout the…