Drug Capos Looking for Way Out Via Colombia Peace Accords
TODAY COLOMBIA via Insightcrime - Authorities in Colombia have filtered out more than two dozen drug capos attempting to pass themselves off as FARC guerrillas in order to take advantage of judicial benefits offered...
Colombia’s FARC to Become Political Party With New Name, Same Acronym
Colombia’s formerly largest armed insurgent group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), is set to turn into a political party with the same acronym, Luciano Marin Arango, also known as "Ivan Marquez," said...
Colombian guerrillas disarm, starting their risky return to civilian life
This article, originally published on April 5 2017 with the headline “For Colombian rebels, a risky shift from armed revolt to party politics”, has been updated to reflect the latest developments in Colombia’s peace...
Monuments Made of FARC Guerrillas’ Weapons to Be Erected at UN Headquarters
TODAY COLOMBI - Members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) have been handing their weapons over to the United Nations as part of the peace agreement they signed with the Colombian government...
Colombia Prepares National Congress of Peace
TODAY COLOMBIA (Prensa Latina) Defenders of procedures to end the Colombian conflict, will celebrate in April the Congress of Peace in which ideas to boost implementation of the documents signed with the FARC-EP, confirmed...
Gringo Roundtable on the Colombia-FARC Peace Deal
(TODAY COLOMBIA) By Colin, Expat-chronicles.com - I’ve been getting a lot of questions about the Colombia’s peace agreement with the FARC when the war officially ended on Aug. 28.
But I haven’t lived in Colombia in almost...
Colombian Governor Accuses FARC of Sexual Abuse of Minors in Relocation Sites
TODAY COLOMBIA - Officials at the municipality of Yondó in Colombia’s Antioquia Department said FARC have been sexually abusing minors in the pre-grouping areas where they have been sent before moving to permanent settlements...
Hundreds of Jailed Colombia Rebels Await Amnesty Law
TODAY COLOMBIA NEWS (AP) — Some 4,000 jailed Colombian guerrillas are waiting anxiously on an amnesty bill that would allow them to leave behind long prison sentences and rejoin their comrades as part of...
Historic Meeting of Santos and Uribe With Pope Francisco In The Vatican
TODAY COLOMBIA NEWS - President Juan Manuel Santos and former president and current senator, Alvaro Uribe, met with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Friday, in a bid to build consensus on the peace...
Colombia, A Country Divided For Peace
(From The Economist) THE announcement that Juan Manuel Santos, Colombia’s president, had won the 2016 Nobel peace prize came just as his effort to end the country’s long-standing conflict faced an unexpected test. In...
Colombia President Awaits Fast Approval For Peace Legislation
TODAY COLOMBIA NEWS - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos expressed his confidence that the Constitutional Court approves the use of the fast track, or mechanism in the Congress to apply and use of the...
Obstacles Remain After Colombia Ratifies New Peace Deal
TODAY COLOMBIA NEWS- Colombia's Congress has ratified a revised version of the peace accord with the FARC, a positive sign of political will to move the process forward despite lingering uncertainties concerning the time...
Revised Peace Deal Signed in Colombia
TODAY COLOMBIA NEWS - Colombia's government and rebel group the FARC have signed a revised peace deal, as the two sides race to reduce the chances of more guerrilla fighters falling outside of the...
Colombia Has a New Peace Deal, But Challenges Remain
TODAY COLOMBIA NEWS - Forty days after Colombia rejected a peace agreement between the government and FARC rebels, a second deal has been signed with 56 amendments, getting the peace process back on track....
Colombians march to demand Farc peace deal be revived
Thousands of Colombians have taken part in marches to demand that a peace deal signed by the government and Farc rebels be upheld.
In Bogota, the capital and largest city in Colombia, families of victims...
Colombia’s Dirty War Is America’s War Too
(Alternet) Now that the plebiscite has narrowly rejected a peace deal between the government of Colombia and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), those on on the frontlines of the country’s 52-year-old war are...
Colombia’s ‘No’ Vote Leaves FARC in Dangerous Limbo
(TODAY COLOMBIA) At the very least, the October 2 "No" vote in the plebiscite on Colombia's peace accord opens the process between the government and the region's oldest insurgency to a series of modifications....
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Colombian police have arrested ten people after they found children with disabilities who were being abused inside of a clinic run by the government.
The...
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In Colombia, the seizure and subsequent destruction of 814 kilos of ‘cripy’ marijuana in the town of Florencia, Caquetá led to non-stop calls to...
Colombia In Top Ten in Expat Destinations in 2017
Colombia was chosen as the eight best country to live abroad, according to a survey conducted by expat resource website InterNations.
InterNations reports surveying more...
Deadline Expires for Striking Avianca Pilots in Colombia
This Monday was the deadline for striking Avianca pilots, who are still in the process of being reinstated, to return to their jobs.
Avianca, Colombia’s...
Tourists Face Being Thrown Out of Country On This ‘Hooker Holiday’
A risqué promotional video offers a drug-fuelled orgy offering unlimited sex with big-bottomed hookers in a “sex island experience” holiday in Colombia.
The raunchy clip...
In Latin America, is there a link between abortion rights and democracy?
Three-quarters of all abortions in Latin America are performed illegally, putting the woman’s life at risk. Together with Africa and Asia, the region accounts...
Colombia Qualifies For World Cup 2018
Colombia qualified for next year’s World Cup on Tuesday after a dramatic last round of South American fixtures that also saw qaulity Uruguay and...
Who Are the Real Targets of Bogota’s Crackdown on Crime?
It was just before rush hour on Aug. 23, 2017, when the Bogota, Colombia, district police and SWAT squad came for the gangs of...
Corruption On The Rise in Latin America and the Caribbean
Corruption is a scourge that hurts ordinary people every day across the Americas. And when they speak out about it, far too often they...
Colombia President Signs Ceasefire Deal With ELN Rebels for 1st Time in History
A deal signed on Friday by Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos marks a significant milestone in efforts to end political violence in South America...