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Mon, 19 Jul 2021 08:36:59 +0000Colombia intensifies crackdown of dissent ahead of protests
Colombia’s increasingly tyrannical government stepped up the intimidation of opponents on baseless claims that guerrillas would seek violence during anti-government protests on Tuesday. The conspiracy theories coincided with the arrest…
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Fri, 16 Jul 2021 11:00:23 +0000Where is Colombia’s ‘clear evidence’ of terrorist plot during protests?
Colombia’s National Police chief on Thursday claimed to have “clear evidence” guerrillas were planning “acts of terrorism” during upcoming anti-government protests. In a speech, General Jorge Luis Vargas said that…...
Fri, 16 Jul 2021 05:00:46 +0000Colombia: ‘Some mercenaries knew about plot to assassinate Haiti leader’
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque said Thursday that some of the mercenaries implicated in the assassination of Haiti’s head of state knew about the plot. In an interview with W Radio,…
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Thu, 15 Jul 2021 13:07:41 +0000Colombia charges presidential hopeful with mass murder
Colombia’s war crimes tribunal charged 15 members of a now-defunct army unit with the murder of 176 people and forced disappearance of 120 others. Among the charged former soldiers is…
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Wed, 14 Jul 2021 11:00:43 +0000Colombia presents new tax reform ahead of new protests
Colombia’s finance minister presented a new tax reform proposal on Tuesday, just days ahead of a national strike that sunk the government’s initial proposal. The proposal of Finance Minister Jose…
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