Nicolás Petro, son of Colombian President Gustavo Petro, has been taken into custody, along with his ex-wife Carmen Daysuris Vásquez, to face charges of money laundering and illicit enrichment.
Two rulings on Colombia, one with the ICJ’s defense of the nation’s maritime borders, the other on FARC dissidents orchestrating the 21N violence have been welcomed as historic legal decisions.
The release of Sergeant Karina Ramírez, her children and family pet, after five days in captivity by the ELN guerrilla is being welcomed by Colombians as a gesture of peace. The guerrilla, however, will continue to kidnap despite a bilateral ceasefire.
Colombian news sources affirm that FARC dissident front commander Iván Márquez has died in a Venezuelan hospital. Márquez sustained critical injuries during a 2022 attack on his rebel camp.
Colombia’s German Vargas Lleras has become the face of the opposition to President Petro, and an establishment politician on track for the 2026 campaign.
Colombia faces the largest anti-government protests as President Petro reaches his first year in office. The Marcha de la Mayoría comes amidst a deep political crisis.
In a move to deflect attention from an investigation into his 2022 campaign financing, President Petro rallied a palty crowd in Bogotá to support his social reforms.
As the political crisis of the Petro government deepens after explosive audios were leaked to Semana, the Maoist ELN guerilla will announce from Havana, Cuba, a six month, bilateral ceasefire.
On the same day Laura Sarabia and Armando Benedetti resigned for their role in a wiretap scandal, Colombia’s Petro backed the Attorney General’s investigation.
After a sixth meeting with Nicolás Maduro in Brasília, Petro has positioned himself as the South American progressive leader who has brokered the Venezuelan leader’s return to the community of nations.
FARC dissidents under command of “Iván Mordisco” have threatened to “multiply the numbers of deaths, wounded and prisoners” after President Petro breaks ceasefire.
In a defiant act to pressure the Colombian Congress in approving the National Development Plan and Health Reform of the government of President Gustavo Petro, some 400 members of the Indigenous Guard are occupying the steps of the Capitol.
Colombia’s Gustavo Petro made a direct challenge to the country’s democratic powers during a May Day speech in which he warned of a “possible revolution.”
After a tumultuous week in Colombian politics, President Gustavo Petro will push his reforms on the “street” with a May 1 address from the presidential balcony.
The Colombian government of President Petro has denied allegations that the Venezuelan pro-democracy leader Juan Guaidó was “expelled” from the country on day talks are taking place on Venezuela in Bogotá.
Colombia’s Gustavo Petro will meet U.S President Joe Biden Thursday at the White House and first official meeting for both heads of state. The talks will focus on regional issues including lifting sanctions on the Maduro government.