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Colombia

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 19:11:26 +0000
Colombia’s war crimes tribunal sentences former FARC chiefs to 8 years of restorative labor
Colombia’s war crimes tribunal JEP sentenced seven former commanders of guerrilla group FARC to eight years of restorative labor projects. In a 663-page ruling, the JEP held the former guerrilla group’s surviving former commanders respons...

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 16:31:19 +0000
Widow of assassinated senator says far-right colleague threatened her
The widow of assassinated senator Miguel Uribe alleged that she was threatened by one of her late husband’s colleagues. In an interview with television network RCN, Uribe’s widow, Maria Claudia Tarazona, said that Senator Maria Fernanda C...

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 11:55:57 +0000
US maintains counternarcotics funds for “uncooperative” Colombia
United States President Donald Trump removed Colombia from a certified list of countries deemed cooperative in US-led counternarcotics efforts, but suspended sanctions that could affect bilateral law enforcement and military operations. The decision ...

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 13:43:45 +0000
How Petro got Colombia’s intelligence agency to adopt an anti-imperialist agenda
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has turned the National Intelligence Directorate (DNI) into an anti-imperialist intelligence agency, an investigation by news website La Silla Vacia suggests. Since 2022, the agency has shifted from supporting...

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 12:48:23 +0000
“Colombia’s largest healthcare intermediary hid $1.2B in debt to hospitals”
The Prosecutor General’s Office has opened a criminal investigation against four former directors of Colombia’s largest healthcare intermediary over alleged financial fraud, W Radio reported on Sunday. The reported investigation comes two...

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Tue, 16 Sep 2025 19:28:58 +0000
Colombia’s JEP Sentences Ex-FARC for Mass Kidnappings
Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) tribunal issued its first sanctions against seven former FARC commanders, holding them responsible for kidnapping over 21,000 people. Classified as war crimes and crimes against humanity, the commande...

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 10:52:10 +0000
U.S. Decertifies Colombia’s Anti-Drug Efforts, Petro on the Defensive
The United States has decertified Colombia’s anti-drug efforts for the first time since 1994, citing record coca crops under President Gustavo Petro. While Washington issued a waiver to maintain aid, the move risks straining a key alliance and jeop...

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 16:36:51 +0000
Bogotá braces for week of protests and mobility chaos
Bogotá drivers from multiple sectors plan a mass protest on September 17 against Mayor Carlos Fernando Galán, citing 18 grievances including corruption, insecurity, and abusive mobility policies. The demonstration threatens major traffic disruption...

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 15:07:40 +0000
Labor Ministry suspends Bogotá’s Andrés D.C. after safety incident
Colombia’s Ministry of Labor has ordered the immediate suspension of activities at Bogotá’s iconic Andrés D.C. restaurant after an inspection found safety risks. The decision follows an accident that left nine customers injured.

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 15:45:28 +0000
Petro Hardens Rhetoric on Maduro as U.S. Certification Deadline Nears
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has toughened his stance on Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro and suggested a return to aerial fumigation of coca crops after soldiers were kidnapped in Cauca, as Washington weighs whether to decertify Colombia in its an...

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