Calamar, a town of 11,000 inhabitants in Guaviare, a jungle region in southeastern Colombia, is in the heart of one of these ...

Colombia’s defense minister on Monday blamed illegal armed groups for looting and vandalism during five days of street protests but would not confirm how many demonstrators had died. The ...

Jan. 22 (UPI) --Dozens of people have died and tens of thousands have been displaced in escalating violence between armed groups in Colombia as the border city of Cucuta scrambled Wednesday to ...

With approval ratings falling and key reforms stalled, Colombian President Gustavo Petro enters the final year of his term ...

Colombia's defense minister on Monday blamed illegal armed groups for looting and vandalism during five days of street protests but would not confirm how many demonstrators had died.

“They (the armed groups) threaten you twice and the third time is a death sentence.” What could stop the violence? All eyes are on Colombia, where presidential elections are expected for May 2022.

Ms. Dickinson is a Bogotá-based senior analyst for Colombia at the International Crisis Group. BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Last month a criminal armed group shut down much of the northern third of ...

Illegal armed groups are imposing strict COVID-19 quarantines in parts of Colombia where the state has a weak presence, threatening and even killing those who don’t comply, Human Rights Watch ...

MORE: Victims of sexual assault represent 17.7% of Colombia’s displaced. PARAMILITARY GROUPS USE SEXUAL VIOLENCE AS A WEAPON OF WAR. When sexual violence is systematically employed by armed actors ...

His "total peace" plan tried simultaneous negotiations with multiple armed groups. According to Colombia ombudsman office head Iris Marin Ortiz, victims of the violence include "civilians who are ...

Colombian armed groups violence kills over 80, displaces tens of thousands. Doug Cunningham. Wed, January 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM UTC. 2 min read. More than 80 people have died and tens of thousands ...