Six soldiers killed in southern Colombia guerrilla attack
Six soldiers were killed and another went missing in after an attack by FARC dissident group EMBF, the military said Sunday. The guerrillas led by Alexander Diaz, a.k.a. “Calarca,” posted…
Colombia farmers accused of violent crimes over peaceful anti-mining protests
Colombia’s prosecution indicted 11 activists for crimes such as kidnapping and robbery amid their peaceful protests against South African mining company AngloGold Ashanti. The locals were charged with multiple criminal…
Colombia’s Constitutional Court suspends CNE investigation against Petro
Colombia’s Constitutional Court suspended an ongoing National Electoral Council (CNE) investigation against President Gustavo Petro and his 2022 campaign. Petro has requested the court to shut down the investigation, claiming…
Petro lifts State of Exception in northeast Colombia
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro lifted the State of Exception that was declared in northeast Colombia in response to a guerrilla offensive that displaced thousands in January. The decree that declared…
Colombia’s former foreign minister lashes out at Petro
Colombia’s former Foreign Minister Alvaro Leyva published an open letter in which he suggested President Gustavo Petro was addicted to drugs. In the four-page letter, which was published on social…
Colombia’s government presents questions for labor reform referendum
Colombia’s interior minister presented the questions for a referendum on a labor reform that was struck down by a Senate commission earlier this year. The 12 questions of the referendum…
Colombia plans to spend at least $140M on yellow fever emergency response
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said Monday that the government plans to spend at least $140 million to fight a yellow fever outbreak in the country. Obtaining, and administering, the necessary…
Lucho Herrera, one of Colombia’s most famous cyclists, linked to war crimes
A judge ordered an investigation against Colombian cyclist Lucho Herrera for the forced disappearance of four of his neighbors. According to three former paramilitaries, Herrera paid them money forcibly disappear…
Colombia’s acting trade minister denounced poisoning attempt
Colombia’s acting trade minister, Cielo Rusinque, said that two adults and two children were hospitalized on Saturday after eating candy that was meant to poison her. In a post on…