Colombia

Colombia’s State Council has anulled the election of another opposition politician in Congress – the second in two weeks, after popular opposition congressman Antanus Mockus was removed over a conflict of interest. Angela Maria Robledo represented the left wing Colombia Humana movement, which won millions of votes in the last election. It is a denial […] The post Colombia’s State Council ejects 2nd opposition politician from Congress within two weeks appeared first on Colombia News.

At least 11 people were injured, with three journalists attacked by police and 33 people arrested after anti-government protests in Bogota turned violent on Thursday. The government and civilians disagree on how many people injured, and on why the clashes erupted at the demonstration, though there are widespread reports of police officers using disproportionate force […] The post Police arrest 33 and attack journalists as anti-government protest turns violent in Bogota appeared first on Colombia News.

American filmmaker Oliver Stone has criticized Colombia’s ruling party, claiming the country is more dangerous than Venezuela and that he would be assassinated if he were a citizen there. The acclaimed director compared himself to the country’s social leaders, who are facing a surge of violence, saying that speaking out against the government can get […] The post “If I were Colombian, I’d be dead by now”: Oliver Stone appeared first on Colombia News.

Pablo Escobar’s former hitman “Popeye” bankrolled this year’s congressional campaign of the members of the coalition of President-elect Ivan Duque, local media reported Monday. Colombia’s chief prosecutor announced he would investigate alleged election fraud of multiple senators, including House Representative-elect Maria Margarita Restrepo. Bad start for Duque: election fraud probes weaken coalition of Colombia’s president-elect […] The post ‘Pablo Escobar’s former hitman financed Duque coalition congress campaign’ appeared first on Colombia News.

Ecuador’s president Lenin Moreno on Friday confirmed the deaths of two journalists and their driver who were kidnapped by FARC dissidents in March and feared dead for days. Authorities had received a photograph of the allegedly dead victims on Thursday, but the government would not confirm their death until the deadline for a proof of […] The post Ecuador confirms death of journalists kidnapped by FARC dissidents appeared first on Colombia News.

Cocaine from Colombia accounts for 92% of what is seized on the streets of the United States, according a report by the United States’ Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). Entitled ‘‘Colombian Cocaine Production Expansion Contributes to Rise in Supply in the United States’’, the DEA report indicated that an additional 2% came from Peru with the […] The post 92% of cocaine seized in the US comes from Colombia: DEA appeared first on Colombia News.

The main problem facing Colombian citizens today is not security or economic stability but in fact corruption, according to the results of a bimonthly poll released on Wednesday. 30% of those who responded to pollster Gallup cited corruption as the biggest drawback facing the South American country today. By comparison 24% of those surveyed said […] The post Corruption is the main problem in Colombia: Gallup poll appeared first on Colombia News.

Colombia has witnessed a major rise in deforestation following the departure of the Marxist-inspired rebels from their former territories of control, reported Colombian magazine Pacifista. Over the past few months men armed with machetes and chainsaws have moved into the Caqueta province in particular and begun slashing down vast swathes of the Amazon rain forest, […] The post Deforestation on the rise in Colombia after FARC ends ‘policing’ of jungles appeared first on Colombia News.

Colombia’s government is trying to convince former President Alvaro Uribe to stop resisting ongoing peace talks with one of the country’s politics’ exotic political tools: A judicial trade-off. Uribe is the only prominent politician in Colombia who refuses to accept the fact that the country is inching closer and closer to a long-awaited end to a seemingly endless armed […] The post How to get Uribe to accept peace? Negotiating peace with impunity appeared first on Colombia News.