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Thu, 28 Jul 2022 05:00:42 +0000
Colombia’s paramilitaries put target on police, 36 killed so far this year
An alleged paramilitary offensive against Colombia’s police has left 15 officials and two civilians dead in the past month. The increased attacks against police officers has made 2022 the deadliest… The post Colombia’s paramilitaries put ta...

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 12:52:18 +0000
Colombia’s illegal armed groups violently expanded in 2021: UN
The expansion of illegal armed groups is the main reason for increased violence in Colombia, according to the United Nations’ human rights agency HCHR. In a press statement, HCRH director… The post Colombia’s illegal armed groups violen...

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 12:58:40 +0000
Reestablishing Colombia’s sovereignty; approaches to a new relationship with the US
The relationship between the governments of the United States and Colombia has been established since the 1820’s based upon a subservient model, which has never recognized each other as equals… The post Reestablishing Colombia’s soverei...

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 11:04:13 +0000
How Colombia’s gold finances illegal armed groups
Gold has become the most important revenue stream of Colombia’s illegal armed groups, according to the organized crime agencies of the Organization of American States (OAS) and the United Nations… The post How Colombia’s gold financ...

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 10:34:03 +0000
Tensions between indigenous and plantation owners in southwest Colombia
President-elect Gustavo Petro called on Colombia’s sugar association and indigenous to negotiate the use of land in the southwest Of the country. The Nasa people and the owner of multiple… The post Tensions between indigenous and plantation o...



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