Colombia

Colombia

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 17:31:51 +0000
Bogota appeals court has agenda cleared ahead of Uribe appeal
The Bogota judiciary council reportedly suspended the forwarding of cases to the appeals court that will review the fraud and bribery conviction of Colombia’ former President Alvaro Uribe in the coming weeks. According to newspaper El Espectado...

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 19:42:20 +0000
Colombia and Peru clash over Amazonian river island
Tensions have arisen between Colombia and Peru over the control over an island in the Amazon river on the border between the two countries. A diplomatic row escalated on Tuesday when Colombian President Gustavo Petro claimed that Peru was laying clai...

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 12:05:58 +0000
Bogota appeals court rejects request to release Uribe
The Bogota Superior Tribunal rejected a formal request to revoke the detention of Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe, who was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Friday. The request that was filed by Uribe’s defense attorney, Jaime G...

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 17:32:30 +0000
Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe sentenced to 12 years house arrest
Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe was sentenced to 12 years in prison for using fraud and bribery to try to frustrate investigations into his  family’s alleged ties to paramilitary groups. Judge Sandra Liliana Heredia, who declare...

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 15:02:19 +0000
President and opposition clash over Colombia’s 2026 budget bill
Colombia’s leftist President Gustavo Petro and the far-right of the opposition clashed over the government’s 2026 referendum bill and a tax reform that seeks to increase revenue. The 2026 budget bill would allow the government to increase...

Colombia Bogota

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 21:19:43 +0000
Trial over Truth: Uribe and the Assault on Colombia’s Historical Memory
Former Colombian president Álvaro Uribe’s 12-year house arrest sentence has ignited political turmoil, with critics calling it a selective prosecution aimed at rewriting the nation’s conflict narrative.

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 22:56:01 +0000
Colombia Accuses Peru of Taking Remote Island on Amazon River
Colombia has accused Peru of illegally occupying a disputed island on the Amazon River, escalating tensions between the two neighbors. President Gustavo Petro claims Peru violated a 1934 treaty by creating the district of Santa Rosa de Loreto. Peru r...

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 17:38:09 +0000
War for Gold: Colombia’s Sur de Bolívar trapped as ELN expands to Pacific
The ELN guerrilla has intensified its offensive in Colombia’s Sur de Bolívar, deploying drones and battling rivals armed groups for control of alluvial gold mines. The region has become a testing ground for aerial terror, forcing some 7,500 to be ...

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 18:54:37 +0000
Colombians to mobilize August 7 in defense of Uribe with 12-year Sentence
Former Colombian president Álvaro Uribe was sentenced to 12 years of house arrest for witness tampering and bribery, sparking nationwide demostrations in his defense for August 7. Critics say President Petro is using the case to rewrite Colombia’s...

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 15:46:48 +0000
Uribe Files Criminal Complaint Against Petro for Harassment and Defamation
Former President Álvaro Uribe has filed a criminal complaint against President Gustavo Petro for harassment and defamation. The complaint cites Petro’s social media posts linking Uribe to paramilitarism and corruption, accusing the president of un...

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