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Thu, 28 Apr 2022 08:30:38 +0000The retired general’s lies before Colombia’s war crimes tribunal
Colombia’s war crimes tribunal JEP reminded a retired army general on Wednesday that he can’t lie his way out of prison in a mass murder investigation. Retired General Paulino Coronado…
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Thu, 28 Apr 2022 05:00:26 +0000
Colombia commemorates national strike, mass killings of social leaders
Social organizations have called for a protests throughout Colombia to commemorate anti-government protests that kicked off exactly a year ago on Thursday. In Bogota, social organizations have additionally organized a…
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Wed, 27 Apr 2022 23:51:39 +0000
Court orders Colombia’s prosecution to try Uribe on fraud and bribery charges
A Bogota court ordered the prosecution to call Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe to trial on fraud and bribery charges. The ruling is a major blow for the former president,…
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Wed, 27 Apr 2022 13:54:13 +0000
Army officials admit to executing 120 civilians in northeast Colombia
In a historic hearing of Colombia’s war crimes tribunal, soldiers and former army commanders admitted they executed 120 civilians between 2007 and 2008. The public hearing was held in Ocaña,…
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Wed, 27 Apr 2022 12:56:05 +0000
Colombia’s poverty rate down to 39.3% as economy recovers from pandemic
Colombia’s poverty rate dropped 3.2 percentage points to 39.3% in 2021 as the country tried to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, according to statistics agency DANE. This implies that an…
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