The FARC handed over a second batch of weapons in a ceremony which President Santos could not attend due to bad weather. With this hand-over, 60% of the guerrilla’s fire power is now in UN custody.
A high court in Colombia has ruled that the Atrato River is deserving of rights as guaranteed by the Constitution. This landmark decision sets an important precedent for preserving one of this country’s most biodiverse and endangered ecosystems.
The FARC have completed the first stage of their weapons hand-over to the United Nations, meeting the deadline agreed upon with the Colombian government.
Last month’s meeting between U.S President Donald Trump and Colombia’s Juan Manuel Santos, revived the ghost of decades past when the only talking point was drugs. Can we move on?
In order to guarantee that the terms of the peace accord with FARC are met, the Colombian government extends demobilization deadline to August 1st.
Artist Jorge Cavelier’s most recent exhibition at LamaZone marks a departure from works created after his kidnapping. Yet, the Colombian landscape remains at the heart of his visual journeys.
Heroic rats are sniffing out landmines as an initiative by Apopo, an NGO that recently registered in Colombia to help with landmine detection.
A filmmaker producing a documentary about ex-guerillas has learned that an accord is merely the first step on the long path for combatants to make peace with themselves.
The tragedy in Putumayo has shown Colombians that this country can come together in the face of a natural disaster and efficiently coordinate humanitarian relief efforts.
As FARC prepares to reconstitute itself as a political party, it must create opportunities for political participation of its rank-and-file members.
The slow implementation of the final peace accord with FARC is generating fears that the financial costs and security concerns may be too much for the administration of President Santos.
The award-winning British photojournalist Malcolm Linton gave The City Paper a preview of his most recent essay: photographs of the final days of FARC.
In a letter, one prominent businessman recalls how he was sold into captivity and endured 10 months as an “economic prisoner” of the Colombian guerrilla.
As the Colombian conflict writes its final chapter, as journalists we must focus our profession on covering those stories that were sidetracked or shelved by the war.
As thousands of FARC combatants demobilize across Colombia, The City Paper’s director Richard Emblin recalls time among the guerrilla in the DMZ of the Cagúan.
After weeks of mass mobilization, the government confirms that ninety-four percent of FARC combatants have reached their Transitional Zones.