Colombia

The governments of Colombia and Venezuela announced have deployed 25,000 troops to combat drug trafficking in the border region. The Venezuelan government announced on Monday that it will send 15,000 soldiers to the border with Colombia as part of operation “Catatumbo Blitz”. This deployment is already underway with a special effort involving troops, […]

Colombia’s ruling left-wing coalition, Pacto Historico, has put forward 10 candidates who will compete in the primary ahead of the 2026 elections. The names put forward include multiple allies of the current President Gustavo Petro, former officials and social leaders who represent different sectors within the left. Carolina Corcho (42) Diana Carolina […]

Former president Ivan Duque came under fire after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu despite the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Duque went to Israel to promote his wife’s foundation and the business interests of the Gilinski oligarchy. On national television, the former president praised the ongoing collaboration between Israel and his […]

A Bogota court sentenced the minor who assassinated Senator Miguel Uribe of the far-right Centro Democratico party to seven years in prison. Because he is a minor, the 15-year-old assassin will not serve his sentence in an ordinary prison, but a detention center managed by family welfare institute ICBF. The defense attorney of the Uribe The post Minor who […]

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro ordered all state institutions to end complicity with Israel’s apartheid policies and genocide in Palestine. In the directive, Petro ordered government institutions to impose sanctions on Israel and to ensure Palestine is recognized effectively as a nation-state. The revised measures must be “implemented […]

Colombia’s Constitutional Court agreed to revise the legality of a deal between Bogota and Caracas that seeks to stimulate the legal economy on the border with Venezuela. An anonymous plaintiff challenged the agreement to create a “special binational economic zone” in the Norte de Santander province and the Venezuelan states of Tachira and Zulia. […]

The victims of the fraud and bribery practices of Colombia’s former president Alvaro Uribe pressed criminal charges against the far-right politicians and his sons over ongoing attempts to smear them. In a press release, the victims and their attorneys said that they will press criminal charges over the defamation, slander, harassment and threats they […]

Colombia’s government and security forces said that they have more than doubled the number of bodyguards for presidential candidates in response to the assassination of a far-right primary candidate. In a post on social media platform X, Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez said that his department “doubled the protection capacity: we went from 229 to 520 […]

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said that US claims of the alleged existence of a drug trafficking organization called “Cartel of the Suns” in Venezuela are a “far-right excuse to overthrow governments that don’t obey.” In multiple posts on social media platform X, Petro said that drug trafficking between Colombia and Venezuela is being […]

Former president Alvaro Uribe waived the statute of limitations in his case, which could have resulted in a mistrial on October 16. Earlier this year, a Bogota court sentenced Uribe to 12 years of house arrest on fraud and bribery charges. The former president appealed the court’s conviction and is awaiting a definitive ruling by The post Uribe waives […]