Crime and security in Medellin
Crime and violence in Medellin has been on a rebound since 2016 after years of relative quiet in Colombia’s second largest city. The city has more than 90 gangs with…
Crime and violence in Medellin has been on a rebound since 2016 after years of relative quiet in Colombia’s second largest city. The city has more than 90 gangs with…
Medellin is a dangerous city for women and girls despite alleged efforts to combat gender violence and pedophilia in Colombia’s second largest city. Forty women and girls were assassinated in…
Colombia’s chief prosecutor said Tuesday that Medellin’s former mayor owned four real estate properties that allegedly belonged to the local mafia. In a press statement, Prosecutor General Francisco Barbosa said…
Colombia’s second largest city Medellin has become all but ungovernable after President Ivan Duque appointed an ally as interim mayor. In a letter, Medellin’s progressive secretaries rejected interim Mayor Juan…
Colombia’s inspector general said she provisionally suspended the mayors of Medellin and Ibague for their alleged meddling in elections. Inspector General Margarita Cabello announced the suspensions on Twitter, but didn’t…
Daniel Quintero is the mayor of Colombia’s second largest city Medellin after a surprising victory in the 2019 elections. Quintero was born in Medellin in 1980 into a lower middle-class…
Paramilitary group AGC began a four-day terror campaign in northwest Colombia on Wednesday in response to the extradition of their former leader, “Otoniel.” One person was assassinated in the Cordoba…
At least six soldiers were killed and another five injured in an attack near a mining town in northwest Colombia, the National Army said Wednesday. One soldier would still be…
A mudslide killed at least 11 people in northwest Colombia, local authorities said Thursday. The mudslide took place in Abriaqui, a town that is located 68 kilometers (42 miles) northwest…