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Fri, 01 Jan 2021 22:05:55 +0000Duque urges Colombia not to challenge classism in New Year’s speech
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque urged citizens not to “be carried away by those who want to always preach class struggle and confrontation” in his new year’s speech. Instead, the president…
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Fri, 01 Jan 2021 20:00:34 +00002021: the year after massacres returned Colombia red
Conflict experts fear that 2021 could become a grim year for Colombia, where political campaigning will begin after a terrifying surge in massacres and assassinations. Last year saw the highest…
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Fri, 01 Jan 2021 11:00:10 +0000Colombia ends 2020 with unprecedented coronavirus outbreak
Colombia began 2021 with a record-breaking coronavirus outbreak and daily COVID deaths not registered since September 1. The government of President Ivan Duque has been racing to get its hands…
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Mon, 28 Dec 2020 11:00:04 +0000Colombia’s COVID vaccine ban for Venezuela’s undocumented: ethnic cleansing?
Colombia’s government refusal to provide COVID vaccines to some 900,000 undocumented refugees from Venezuela effectively could result in ethnic cleansing. The refusal of far-right President Ivan Duque’s to vaccinate the…
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Wed, 23 Dec 2020 11:05:25 +0000Colombia’s police purged in midst of corruption and abuse crisis
Colombia’s police chief has resigned amid a growing number of corruption investigations and lawsuits about abuses of power, President Ivan Duque announced Tuesday. General Oscar Atehortua was replaced by the…
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