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Sun, 31 Jan 2021 11:00:50 +0000Colombia’s war crimes tribunal exposes former guerrillas’ sinister kidnapping practices
The criminal charges filed by Colombia’s war crimes tribunal against former FARC commanders revealed how the former guerrilla leaders were involved in one of their most sinister war crimes. The…
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Sat, 30 Jan 2021 20:23:13 +0000
Duque isolated as US vows ‘strong support for peace in Colombia’
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed his “strong support for peace in Colombia” in his first phone call to his Colombian counterpart Claudia Blum on Thursday. A press release…
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Sat, 30 Jan 2021 14:12:02 +0000
Colombia’s COVID vaccination drive to kick off ‘on February 20’
Health authorities will begin Colombia’s COVID-19 vaccination drive on February 20, President Ivan Duque announced Friday. In his daily television program, Duque and his Health Minister Fernando announced the beginning…
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Sat, 30 Jan 2021 13:15:36 +0000
Colombia tries to recover loss of formal jobs with informal labor
As Colombia’s formal economy is struggling to recover from the coronavirus, many are resorting to informal labor after losing their formal jobs. According to statistics agency DANE, the country’s 2020…
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Thu, 28 Jan 2021 13:01:33 +0000
Colombia set to charge former FARC commanders for kidnapping
Colombia’s war crimes tribunal is set to charge eight former commanders of demobilized guerrilla group FARC for kidnapping, local media reported Wednesday. The Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) will additionally…
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