Colombian President Gustavo Petro and Colombian Army offer historic apology for “False Positives” killings and acknowledges state responsibility in murders of youngsters.
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Colombia’s Petro claims AG charges “a blow to the Constitution”
Colombia’s Gustavo Petro has lashed out at the investigation by the Attorney General’s Office relating to illicit campaign financing and has challenged the legality of the testimonies from his son Nicolás Petro.
Petro’s UN Assembly speech riddled with post-truths and tense start
President Gustavo Petro’s address to the 78th General Assembly of the United Nations was marked by a tense and awkward start, as well as call for global reforms of monetary and financial institutions.
Petro says large protests across Colombia were “weak”
After more than 100,000 Colombians marched against Gustavo Petro and his reforms, the leftist leader called the protests “weak”.
Anti-Petro rallies planned across Colombia with Marcha de la Mayoría
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.
Miracle! Missing children of Colombia plane crash alive in Amazon
After 40 days lost in the Amazon jungle, the Colombian Army confirmed that a search and rescue party have found alive the four missing children of a plane crash.
Petro calls Colombia’s media “racist” at pro-reforms rally
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.
ELN conditions bilateral ceasefire as crisis in Colombia deepens
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.
Petro backs investigation into Colombia’s wiretap scandal
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.
Petro’s social media raises questions about leadership and democracy
Colombia’s Gustavo Petro is increasingly under scrutiny for his unfiltered use of social media and recent criticism of traditional news networks covering anti-government protests.
ELN warns peace talks with Colombian Goverment in “crisis”
The National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrilla is threatening to abandon the peace talks in Havana, Cuba, after a declaration by President Petro to the Armed Forces.
Petro’s approval rating hits new low with Colombia’s institutional crisis
Nine months into a new administration, Gustavo Petro’s approval rating is lower than polls conducted during the final year of Iván Duque’s presidency.
Opinión: La Revolución
Petro está utilizando un curioso método de gobierno que consiste en proponer impopulares e inconvenientes reformas e intentar, por medio de amenazas a la institucionalidad y a la democracia, que sean aprobadas.
After coalition rupture, Petro to push reforms “on the street”
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.
Colombia’s FARC dissident who “died” but now wants Total Peace
Despite intelligence reports that claimed “Iván Mordisco” had been killed during an ambush with the Colombian Army, the FARC dissident commander appeared Sunday to outline the political objectives of his criminal organization.
Colombia’s Petro to meet Maduro again as PDVSA scandal widens
President Gustavo Petro’s fourth visit to Venezuela to meet his counterpart Nicolás Maduro comes as the neighboring country is engulfed in a widening corruption scandal with the state-owned PDVSA.