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Wed, 14 Apr 2021 12:30:06 +0000Duque’s ‘chemical warfare’ against coca ‘fuel for more war’ in Colombia
Colombia’s justice minister took another step towards the aerial spraying of coca, which scholars believe will condemn the country to a new cycle of extreme violence. The decree that regulates…
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Wed, 14 Apr 2021 12:00:06 +0000Is Colombia trying to silence key witness against Uribe?
Colombia’s prison chief asked the Supreme Court to revoke an order to ramp up security for one of the surviving witnesses of former President Alvaro Uribe’s alleged terrorist activity. In…
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Wed, 14 Apr 2021 11:30:09 +0000Colombia’s capital declares red alert over new COVID-19 wave
Colombia’s capital Bogota will lock down over the weekend as a new coronavirus outbreak is rapidly saturating the city’s hospitals. Mayor Claudia Lopez issued a red alert on Tuesday after…
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Wed, 14 Apr 2021 11:00:31 +0000The search for missing persons in Colombia’s biggest port
Authorities and locals from Buenaventura agreed to jointly search for hundreds of people who have gone missing in Colombia’s most important port city. The pact that was announced on Tuesday…
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Tue, 13 Apr 2021 15:00:36 +0000Colombia’s prosecution misinforms court over Uribe’s alleged death squad
Colombia’s prosecution misinformed the court in an apparent attempt to counter claims that former President Alvaro Uribe founded a paramilitary group in the 1990’s. In a report on the “Bloque…
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