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Colombia mudslide: Several lives lost as bus is buried

The president of Colombia has reported that at least 27 people have died as a result of a landslide on a road in the...

Peace talks: Colombia says agreement made with ELN rebels on displaced people

President says peace talks have led to an agreement to allow the Indigenous Embera community to return to its lands. Colombia has reached an agreement...

Colombia’s signing of Escazu accord brings hope to land defenders

Activists hope the treaty is the first step towards more protection in one of the most dangerous nations for environmentalists. Sikuani Indigenous leader Benilde Carreno...

After 7 years Colombia and Venezuela reopen border crossing

Colombia's newly elected president, Gustavo Petro,  made the reopening a centrepiece of his campaign. Seven years had passed since the Simon Bolivar international bridge...

Colombia: Scores injured in deadly bullfight stand collapse

At least four people have been killed and more than 300 were injured after a stand collapsed during a bullfight in central Colombia. Footage showed...

Colombian protest leader Lucas Villa, who was shot eight times, dies

Colombian student activist Lucas Villa was declared brain dead Monday night, nearly a week after he was shot eight times at a peaceful protest...

Colombia ex-president says he’ll be arrested over witness tampering

Former president Alvaro Uribe said Tuesday that Colombia's Supreme Court has issued an arrest warrant against him for witness tampering. "Being deprived of my...

Record 212 environmental activists murdered in 2019 – NGO

At least 212 environmental campaigners worldwide were murdered in 2019, making last year the deadliest on record for frontline activists battling  the destruction of...

Colombian soldiers confess to sexually abusing indigenous girl, says Attorney General

Seven Colombian soldiers were arrested on Thursday after confessing to charges of sexual abuse of a 12-year-old girl from the Embera Katio indigenous group,...

Coronavirus: The Colombian jail with 859 cases

The director of a prison in the Colombian city of Villavicencio says overcrowding is to blame for one of the country's worst coronavirus outbreaks. More...

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