Some 100 cars were damaged or burned to the ground in northern Colombia in attacks by members of the Clan del Golfo cartel in retaliation for the extradition of its leader, drug lord Otoniel, Colombian authorities said on Friday. Members of the Otoniel-led gang went on a four-day “armed strike” on Thursday in areas under […]
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Colombia: Drug baron Otoniel extradited to US
Colombia’s most important drug trafficker, Otoniel, was extradited to the United States on Wednesday, Colombian President Ivan Duque said. “I inform you that Dairo Antonio Ushuga, known as Otoniel, has been extradited,” the Colombian president said via Twitter. The most wanted cocaine baron in Colombia, 50, was arrested on October 23rd in the northwestern part […]
Colombia presidential election: center-left favorite cancels election run
The opposition Social Democrat candidate, who is considered the dominant candidate in this month’s presidential election in Colombia, canceled his pre-election appearance in the central Andean country on Monday, because his team received information about an attempted assassination attempt on this trip. Senator Gustavo Petro, 62, ahead of the May 29 first round poll, was […]
Colombia: The mask is no longer mandatory in most indoor areas on Sunday
Colombian authorities will abolish the mandatory nature of mask use in most enclosed spaces from May 1, but the state of emergency will be extended until June 30, President Ivan Duque announced on Monday. “From 1 May, the use of masks will cease to be mandatory indoors, with the exception of health centers, nursing homes, […]
Colombia Presidential Election: Candidate Gustavo Petro vows not to nationalize
Colombia’s left-wing presidential candidate, Gustavo Petro, pledged on Monday to sign a document in front of a notary in front of the cameras, refraining from any nationalization, in an effort to reassure markets and the accusations of his main opponent and his critics. The senator, once a rebel, signed a document yesterday in a notary […]
Colombia: Those responsible for controversial military operation must be ‘tried’ (UN)
The representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Colombia demanded on Wednesday that those responsible for the military operation in late March that resulted in the killing of eleven people, including at least four civilians, who were presented by the government be killed. guerrillas who fell in battle. “We recommend that […]
Colombia: Government continues to defend military operation in which civilians are said to have been killed
The Colombian government on Wednesday declared “legal” the military operation during which, according to residents and human rights organizations, eleven civilians were killed, who were presented by the armed forces as rebels killed in battle. “It was a legitimate operation, which was planned for more than five months based on information from the intelligence services,” […]
Colombia: Bomb attack on a police station in Bogota
A 12-year-old boy was killed and more than 30 other people, including at least six children, were injured in a bomb blast outside a Bogota police station on Saturday night, authorities said Sunday. “One of the seven children injured, not even 12 years old, died in the early hours of yesterday,” Claudia Lopez, the mayor […]
Colombia: ELN threatens to impose a nationwide blockade for 3 days
The National Liberation Army (ELN), the last organization to continue its armed struggle in Colombia, officially threatened to impose a three-day siege on Sunday, in protest of President Ivan Duce’s government, but authorities said law enforcement forces guarantee the freedom of movement of persons and goods. “Against Duke and his unworthy government, the National Liberation […]
Colombia: International call for ‘ceasefire’ ahead of elections
Representatives of the international community in Colombia on Thursday appealed to the various armed organizations operating in the country to declare a “ceasefire” to ensure the smooth conduct of the spring parliamentary and presidential elections. “We call on all armed groups in Colombia to declare a ceasefire, to ‘suspend hostilities,’” said a joint statement issued […]
