Killing the future of Colombia’s left
Leftist politician Gustavo Petro almost became president of Colombia last month. But the killing and threatening of his supporters is making a future run virtually impossible. One of the latest…
Leftist politician Gustavo Petro almost became president of Colombia last month. But the killing and threatening of his supporters is making a future run virtually impossible. One of the latest…
Colombia’s authorities seem unable or hardly interested to curb the wholesale slaughter of the country’s social leaders that has skyrocketed since a peace process came into force. The most recent…
Gustavo Petro, who lost to President’select Ivan Duque in elections last month, said Monday that former campaign workers are receiving death threats throughout the country. Petro said on Twitter that…
Colombia’s former president Alvaro Uribe claimed Monday that he has been warned about an international conspiracy to assassinate him. The former president and current senator is the latest of multiple…
The conservative front-runner in Colombia’s election race, Ivan Duque, said Wednesday that an unidentified group has been plotting to kill him using a letter bomb.
A supporter of former Colombia President Alvaro Uribe was forced to spend a night in jail after he had sent death threats to several people on Twitter. Attorney Ariel Ortega…
Colombia’s hard-right former president Alvaro Uribe on Tuesday condemned the use of deaths threats after months of polarization between his followers and opponents.
Colombia’s protection of social leaders is a total failure, the country’s Inspector General after the UN said to be “extremely concerned” about the increase in violence targeting human rights defenders.…
Colombia’s leftist presidential candidate Gustavo Petro is “exaggerating” when seeking international pressure to investigate an alleged assassination attempt, President Juan Manuel Santos said Thursday. The anti-establishment candidate met with the…