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Colombian Mayors Demand More Protection After Petro invites Crime Bosses to Medellín Rally

By The City Paper Staff - June 23, 2025

President Gustavo Petro sparked national outrage after sharing a stage with jailed crim bosses during a rally in Medellín, just weeks after an assassination attempt on opposition candidate Miguel Uribe. Mayors across Colombia are demanding protection amid rising threats ahead of a potentially dangerous election season.

An agent from Migración Colombia expels a foreigner at José María Cordova airport near Medellín. Photo: Migración Colombia.

Colombia’s Migración cracks down on travelers with records of sex abuse

By The City Paper Staff - May 20, 2024

During the five months of 2024, Colombia’s second-largest city, Medellín, has seen the deaths of 26 foreigners, with cases ranging from suicides, drug overdoses, medical complications, homicide, and natural causes. Two cases are being investigated, pending forensic analysis to determine the exact causes of death. On Sunday, May 19, the Metropolitan Police of the Aburrá […]

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