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A court ordered the government and the military to suspend air strikes on suspected members of illegal armed groups while studying the risk of harm to child forced recruitment victims. In a preliminary sentence, the Bogota family court in response to a lawsuit that was filed by a civilian who claimed the State ignored its The post Judge orders Colombia’s […]

Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella replaced his education minister after she resigned, claiming “an unexpected family situation.” De la Espriella announced on social media platform X that he had accepted the resignation of the evangelical Education Minister Viviane Morales, who took office on August 7, the first day of the administration. I […]

In a country where the morning chorus can include more bird species than anywhere else on Earth, the arrival of one tiny chick carries an outsized significance. Named Milagro, or “Miracle,” the newly hatched blue-billed curassow (Crax alberti) represents more than a successful breeding effort. The female chick is a rare new generation of a

President Abelardo de la Espriella claimed Wednesday that Colombia’s armed forces killed at least 23 members of FARC dissident group EMC and captured another six. In a video, De la Espriella said that “Operation Azarias,” targeted the EMC’s Carolina Ramirez Front and killed one of its commanders, a man called “Tigre” or “Pintado,” in the […]

There is nothing particularly controversial about protecting the right to protest. Colombia’s Constitution does it. A democracy needs it. Governments should expect citizens to march, demonstrate, criticize and, when necessary, confront those in power. But there is an equally important principle: the right to protest cannot become a licence to destroy. […]

Colombia’s long-running conflict has found a new recruiting ground, one that fits inside a child’s pocket. Human Rights Watch has warned that illegal armed groups are increasingly using TikTok, Facebook and other social-media platforms to recruit children, combining propaganda, promises of money and status, coded language and carefully chosen emojis to […]

At least one person was killed and another 15 injured in a car bomb attack on a police station on the outskirts of Cucuta, the capital of Norte de Santander. According to the National Police, the bomb exploded on Monday evening outside of the police station in Los Patios, a municipality that is part of The post 1 killed, 15 injured in northeast Colombia […]

Internal fractures within Colombia’s leftist opposition burst into the open following a vote by five representatives of the Historic Pact (PH) party to transfer a criminal investigation against former President Alvaro Uribe to Congress’ Accusations Commission. The controversy erupted after the five PH members of the committee backed a motion of […]

President Abelardo De La Espriella announced a sweeping recovery program for Colombia’s fire-ravaged Tolima department on Sunday, saying more than 50,000 hectares had been affected by wildfires and warning that investigators had found indications that many of the blazes were deliberately started. The announcement came during a nationally televised address […]

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Colombia’s Finance Minister Miguel Gomez presented a budget proposal of COP634.9 trillion ($203 billion) for the coming year, a 14% increase compared to last year. Much of the increase is due to the government’s debt obligations, which went up 55% to 155.4 trillion ($49.8 billion), almost a quarter of the entire budget. At a presentation, The post […]

Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella announced Thursday that the country’s Armed Forces have carried out a military strike against the FARC dissident faction commanded by alias Calarcá in the southern department of Guaviare. According to initial reports, eight members of the criminal armed group have been killed. De la Espriella said the […]

President Abelardo de la Espriella said Thursday that Colombia’s armed forces killed eight guerrillas of FARC dissident group EMBF in a joint operation. In a post on social media platform X, De la Espriella said that the military offensive targeted “camps used by structures of the Jorge Suarez Briceño Block,” a unit of the EMBF, The post Colombia […]

Colombia’s Abelardo De La Espriella has declared that every illegal armed and criminal organization operating in Colombia will be treated as a terrorist group, signaling a sharp hardening of his government’s security policy only weeks after taking office. Speaking during a security council in Barranquilla on Sunday, President De La Espriella said his […]

Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella called on the security forces to impose the law “like a giant with an iron fist, the iron fist of the State.” During a meeting with commanders of the security forces, De la Espriella stressed that security “is the cornerstone of our government and the most forceful government policy.” The post De la […]