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“Miguel Uribe was completely alone,” says lawyer Víctor Mosquera, after security omissions

By Richard Emblin - June 9, 2025

Colombian senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe remains in critical condition after being shot in Bogotá. Authorities say a 15-year-old suspect used a U.S.-sourced Glock pistol. The Attorney General’s Office has launched a major investigation amid criticism of government inaction and security failures for opposition leaders ahead of 2026 elections.

More than 2,000 police officers participate in the El Bronx operative. Photo:Carlos Bernate.

Bogotá shocked by macabre gang murders

By The City Paper Staff - September 13, 2022

The discovery of more human remains in a plastic bag raises the total number of victims over the last eight months to 29, and attributed to a macabre turf war in the Colombian capital.

A Bogotá traffic accident ends in a lynching by the Embera

By Richard Emblin - January 27, 2022

An accident involving a truck driver who killed two indigenous women has outraged Colombians after members of the Embera tribe lynched the driver in retributative justice.

President Duque deploys Army to regain territorial control of Arauca

By The City Paper Staff - January 4, 2022

After days of violent confrontations between ELN guerrillas and FARC dissidents, President Duque ordered two battalions to regain control of the border region.

Colombia’s JEP indicts former FARC on War Crimes for kidnapping

By Richard Emblin - January 28, 2021

In a landmark indictment by JEP, former FARC must either recognize their role in kidnapping for face up to 20-years in prison.

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