The mayor of Bogota and a number of other officials have blamed neo-paramilitary group “Los Paisas” for violence in and after anti-government protests in Colombia’s capital last week.
Colombia’s national government has successfully completed negotiations to bring to an end a six-week miners’ strike and a two-week strike organized by indigenous people in the southwest of the country.
In order to stop a two-week long truckers strike, Colombia’s government has offered to freeze fuel prices. According to the truckers this is a “band-aid solution.”
Colombia’s police have presented photos of 48 people they believe were responsible for much of the violence that exploded in Bogota on Thursday.
Colombia’s President has announced the imminent creation of a “grand national pact” designed to address the problems faced by the country’s agricultural sector.
In an apparent attempt to decrease escalated tensions between Colombia’s authorities and striking economic sectors, farmers from the most heavily struck areas on Friday announced they’d be lifting roadblocks.
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos on Friday ordered his ministers to suspend talks with protesting economic sectors after demonstrations in Bogota and Medellin turned violent.
Colombia’s two largest cities, the capital Bogota and Medellin, woke up Friday after a tumultuous night that saw ongoing clashes between authorities and protesters whose anti-government demonstration descended into chaos…
Colombia’s defense minister announced on Thursday he’ll be sending the military to cities where police failed to maintain the peace at anti-government protests Thursday during which at least a hundred…