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Thu, 11 Feb 2021 11:30:44 +0000Duque reverting freedom of the press to Colombia’s ‘darkest days’
The government of far-right President Ivan Duque regressed the situation for journalist to “Colombia’s darkest days” while protecting his bubble, according to press freedom FLIP. Recurring police brutality against journalists,…...
Thu, 11 Feb 2021 11:00:57 +0000
Colombia’s defense minister asks mayors for money to recruit police
Colombia’s new defense minister asked mayors for financial support on Wednesday to add 21,000 men and women to the National Police before the end of next year. According to Defense…
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Wed, 10 Feb 2021 14:29:00 +0000
The tragicomic ineptitude of Colombia’s peace commissioner
Colombia’s peace commissioner seems unable to understand that no country in the world would threaten global peace just to please far-right President Ivan Duque. The international community appears to have…
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Wed, 10 Feb 2021 13:00:12 +0000
Colombia Reports’ 13th anniversary: the lights are going out
Colombia Reports’ 13th anniversary on Tuesday wasn’t much of a celebration after an exhausting year left the website with an uncertain future. I’m grateful the coronavirus hasn’t completely devastated this…
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Wed, 10 Feb 2021 12:00:44 +0000
How terrorism works | Part 2: Colombia’s mafia president
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque’s terrorism strategy deprives any government critics of state protection, allowing anyone to threaten or assassinate his adversaries. The terrorism strategy is a simple as it is…
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