Journalist ‘threatened’ after release of FARC book
Colombian journalist Jineth Bedoya, author of “The Life and Death of Mono Jojoy,” is accused on a pro-FARC website of working for the military, according to the Foundation for Freedom of the…
Colombian journalist Jineth Bedoya, author of “The Life and Death of Mono Jojoy,” is accused on a pro-FARC website of working for the military, according to the Foundation for Freedom of the…
The annual ball for foreign ambassadors to Colombia has been canceled due to alleged threats from guerrilla group the FARC. “Every year we meet at a ball, this time at…
Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe met with government officials Monday to discuss threats against Uribe found on computer files recovered from slain FARC guerrilla “Mono Jojoy.” Uribe met with Minister…
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Monday that despite his rebuilding of ties with Colombia, the U.S. could still destabilize the region by provoking a border incident. In an interview with…
Bogota denied Saturday that Colombia plans to attack Venezuela, after Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez dispatched troops to the border, claiming that Colombia threatened its neighbor with war. “Colombia has never…
Members of the Wayuu indigenous population who inhabit the Colombia-Venezuela border regions have reported sightings of FARC guerrillas, according to a report by El Heraldo. According to the newspaper, villagers from…
Almost 2,000 demobilized paramilitaries have requested increased security measures from the Colombian government following assassination attempts and threats against them, reports El Tiempo. Authorities report that many of the threats…
Seven Colombian families displaced 14 years ago by paramilitaries, who two months ago returned to their villages of Blanquicet and Macondo, in the central Colombian department of Antioquia, report they are…
Indigenous leaders in Colombia’s south-western Valle del Cauca department allege that demobilized paramilitary group the AUC sent them threatening leaflets, declaring them to be “enemies” and military targets, reports to El Espectador. Thirty-six leaders…