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Tue, 16 Mar 2021 19:54:09 +0000
Colombia walks out of journalist rape trial claiming court is ‘prejudiced’
Colombia’s state representative walked out of an Interamerican Human Rights Court hearing on Monday while on trial over its alleged responsibility in the 2000 rape of a journalist. The decision… The post Colombia walks out of journalist r...

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:24:18 +0000
One of Colombia’s most famous comedians reports death threats to children
One of Colombia’s most famous comedians and social critics said that his children were being threatened after receiving death threats himself. In a tweet, comedian Alejandro Riaño showed a threat… The post One of Colombia’s most fa...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 12:30:05 +0000
Colombia’s prosecution under fire for absolving CEO of corrupt banking giant
Colombia’s prosecution is under fire again after it closed a corruption investigation against the CEO of the country’s largest banking giant, which is embroiled in a bribery scandal. Banking conglomerate… The post Colombia’s p...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 12:00:14 +0000
Colombia’s countercultures: the Beat Generation’s bad trip
Counterculture icon William S. Burroughs traveled to Colombia in 1953 to try ayahuasca, a drug that disappointed the writer almost as much as the capital Bogota. Most of Burroughs’ experiences… The post Colombia’s countercultures: t...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 11:30:02 +0000
Colombia’s Congress returns from Christmas recess for tense election year
Colombia’s Congress will resume sessions on Tuesday on the first day of what promises to be an extraordinarily tense election year. The lawmakers will return from their three-month Christmas recess… The post Colombia’s Congress retu...



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