Colombia

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 13:08:50 +0000
Colombia’s prosecution arrests 2nd suspect in Uribe assassination plot
Colombia’s prosecution said Thursday that it arrested and indicted second suspect over the attempted assassination of Senator Miguel Uribe of the far-right Democratic Center party. The suspect, Carlos Eduardo Mora, was accused of the preparatio...

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 14:33:11 +0000
Petro calls referendum on labor reform despite opposition by Colombia’s Senate
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro further escalated tensions with the opposition by signing a decree calling a referendum on his labor reform proposals without Senate approval. The decree that calls for elections on August 7, the first day of ...

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 14:09:59 +0000
Colombia’s opposition disavows Petro as electoral guarantor, seeks meeting with military
Colombia’s opposition parties have refused to take part in the commission that seeks to guarantee free and fair elections after disavowing President Gustavo Petro as electoral guarantor. Instead of participating in the National Commission for t...

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 14:08:15 +0000
Class solidarity in Colombia
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Tue, 10 Jun 2025 15:47:45 +0000
At least three killed in wave of bomb attacks in southwest Colombia
At least three people were killed in at least 13 bomb attacks carried out in southwest Colombia, according to local media. In Cali, the capital of the Valle del Cauca province, at least three explosives were detonated near police stations. One of the...

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 13:11:54 +0000
Colombia’s protection chief investigated over failures to protect shot senator
Colombia’s Inspector General’s Office opened an investigation into the director of the National Protection Unit (UNP) in response to the attempted assassination of Senator Miguel Uribe. According to the Inspector General’s Office, U...

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 17:35:07 +0000
Extremely violent warm-up to Colombia’s 2026 elections
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Sun, 08 Jun 2025 14:28:32 +0000
Colombia’s democracy under attack, again
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Sun, 08 Jun 2025 12:08:46 +0000
Petro orders increased protection for Colombia’s opposition leaders
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro condemned an assassination attempt against opposition Senator Miguel Uribe and ordered to boost the protection of all leaders of the opposition. In a televised address to the nation, Petro called the attempted...

Sun, 08 Jun 2025 01:50:39 +0000
Colombia’s police arrest 14-year-old over Miguel Uribe assassination attempt
Police in Colombia’s capital Bogota reportedly detained a 14-year-old boy for allegedly trying to assassinate Senator Miguel Uribe, a presidential hopeful of the far-right Democratic Center party. Uribe, who was allegedly shot in the head and n...

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