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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Victims of the fraud and bribery practices of Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe said that they have asked international organizations to shield the judicial system against attacks. In a press statement, Senator Ivan Cepeda said that Urib...

Far-right attorney Abelardo de la Espriella vowed to “eradicate” the “radical left” in response to the fraud and bribery conviction of his most famous client, former President Alvaro Uribe.” In an interview with radio st...

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Prosecutor Marlene Orjuela asked the court to sentence Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe to nine years in prison on Monday. Additionally, the prosecutor asked judge Sandra Heredia to fine Uribe for $400,000 for bribing witnesses in order...

The victims of the fraud and bribery practices of Colombia’s far-right former President Alvaro Uribe dedicated his conviction to victims of war crimes attributed to “The Slaughterer.” In a speech, Senator Ivan Cepeda praised judicia...