Colombia Reports
Thursday, January 15, 2015 - 07:56
Compared with much of the world, Latin America was relatively free inter-state wars during the 20th century, and Colombia is no exception. While tension with neighboring countries, particularly Ecuador and Venezuela, increased during the hardline administration of Alvaro Uribe, much of the violence experienced in Colombian society comes from domestic actors.
Monday, November 17, 2014 - 06:23
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos on Sunday suspended ongoing peace talks with rebel group FARC on Sunday, hours after the guerrillas had detained a general in west Colombia.
Thursday, November 6, 2014 - 21:42
Colombian authorities have detained the alleged mastermind behind the assassination of Venezuelan deputy Robert Serra and his partner Maria Herrera, local media reported on Thursday.
Wednesday, November 5, 2014 - 09:24
Colombia’s second largest rebel group, the ELN, expressed its discomfort on Monday over the confidentiality of ongoing peace talks with the government. According to the guerrillas, these should be held publicly.
Monday, October 6, 2014 - 06:25
The mansion is property of extradited drug trafficker “Yilmar Valencia,” said the police commissioner of Cali, General Hoover Penilla in a press conference Saturday morning.
Thursday, October 2, 2014 - 06:42
Colombia’s chief prosecutor announced on Wednesday that his office will order the arrest of four members of the security forces who allegedly are involved in wiretapping ongoing peace talks with FARC rebels in Havana, Cuba.
Monday, September 29, 2014 - 06:49
The Colombian government has promised to increase internet security measures after it was discovered on Saturday that hackers infiltrated the email accounts of a key negotiator in the Havana peace talks.
Thursday, September 25, 2014 - 07:54
Demobilizing and reintegrating fighters from Colombian rebel groups FARC and ELN, currently negotiating peace with the government, will cost at least $350 million, according to the director of the country’s reintegration agency.
Tuesday, September 9, 2014 - 06:58
Colombian rebel group FARC proposed on Sunday to create a conflict victim compensation fund consisting of 3% of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which translates to $11.3 billion.
Friday, August 29, 2014 - 08:15
President Juan Manuel Santos announced peace talks between FARC and the Colombian government exactly two years ago on Wednesday.