Colombia students announce new strike
Colombia’s main student organization on Monday announced to shut down higher education on October 16 and 17 to force the government to make progress in education reforms promised years ago.
Colombia’s main student organization on Monday announced to shut down higher education on October 16 and 17 to force the government to make progress in education reforms promised years ago.
Colombia’s main rebel group FARC has criticized the Colombian government’s attempts to modify the law to make it easier to imprison the organizers of protests and strikes.
A schedule of eight meetings between government officials and regional leaders of Colombia’s nationwide agricultural strike has been solidified for the coming weeks, after a rough outline was agreed to…
The Bogota campus of the National University of Colombia returned to working normally on Monday, after over three weeks of strikes and lock-ins on the part of a disgruntled group…
One of the principle projects behind Colombia’s push for greater energy independence was put on hold Friday, when more than 10,000 construction workers at the Cartagena Oil Refinery (REFICAR) launched…
An outline agreed to by officials from the government and Colombia’s striking agriculture sector will give an estimated 80,000 protesters a much-needed respite from roadside demonstrations, according to announcements made…
Rebel group FARC on Tuesday released nine proposals regarding among others, citizen’s right to protest. Further proposals were regarding political culture for participation, peace and national reconciliation.
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos on Thursday announced more measures to should help the country’s ailing agricultural sector.
Colombia’s defense minister proposed to reform legislation Wednesday he says will prevent violence from marring future protests, as it has in recent manifestations, such as last month’s mass mobilization in…