Colombia

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 18:58:53 +0000
Colombia’s intelligence agency and military to investigate alleged guerrilla links
The chiefs of Colombia’s intelligence agency DNI and the Armed Forces announced investigations into alleged ties between some of their top officials and the FARC dissident group EMBF. In a response, DNI director Jorge Lemus said that he wasn...

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 17:50:18 +0000
Colombia’s former police chief arrested over influence peddling
Police in Colombia’s capital Bogota arrested their former director, retired General Rodolfo Palomino, who was sentenced to a seven years in prison on Friday. The sentence came months after the Supreme Court convicted Palomino for trying to prev...

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 13:24:20 +0000
FARC dissidents infiltrated Colombia’s military, intelligence agency: report
Colombia’s Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez ordered an investigation after television network Caracol revealed that the army’s personnel chief and a top intelligence official had ties to FARC dissident group EMBF. According to Caracol, the ...

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 23:25:23 +0000
17 minors removed from Jewish sect in northern Colombia
Colombia’s migration authority and the army’s anti-kidnapping unit said they rescued 17 children of a Jewish sect that had settled in a small-town hotel in the north of the country. Among the children were five US citizens whose disappear...

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:21:50 +0000
Victims and prosecutor request more time to appeal Uribe’s acquittal
Victims and prosecutors in the case against Colombia’s former president, Alvaro Uribe, requested more time to appeal the sentence that absolved the far-right politician of fraud and bribery charges. Presidential candidate Ivan Cepeda, former justic...

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 15:10:50 +0000
Air strikes on kids reveal huge flaws in Colombia’s peace process
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Tue, 18 Nov 2025 13:01:39 +0000
Colombia’s army killed 15 minors in air strikes since August
Colombia’s Ombudswoman urged President Gustavo Petro to suspend air strikes on alleged guerrilla units that killed at least 15 minors in four operations since August. In a post on social media platform X, Ombudswoman Iris Marin urged Petro to s...

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 18:53:45 +0000
Colombia’s far-right postpones primary amid infighting
Colombia’s far-right Democratic Center party announced it will postpone its 2026 primary that was set later this month amid infighting. The party was set to pick a presidential candidate on November 28, but announced in a press statement that t...

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 15:32:14 +0000
Colombia’s fugitive “Contraband Czar” indicted on bribery and conspiracy charges
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office formally indicted a businessman who has been accused of being one of the country’s most important smugglers on conspiracy and bribery charges. Diego Marin, a.k.a. “The Contraband Czar” or ̶...

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 12:43:48 +0000
Colombia’s defense minister facing no confidence vote over children killed in bombardment
Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez will be facing a no confidence vote over the killing of seven minors and children in a bombardment on a guerrilla camp in southern Colombia. In a post on social media platform X, House Representative Katherine Miranda. ...

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