Thousands marched Wednesday in Bogotá in the second general strike of the Paro Nacional. The protests have crippled the city’s public transport system.
Migración Colombia expelled 59 Venezuelans on Monday for committing acts of violence and vandalism in Bogotá.
Four days of protests in Bogotá has left scores of civilians and police officers injured. Colombia’s capital braces for another week of demonstrations.
In a move to restore law and order to the Colombian capital after days of unrest and vandalism, President Iván Duque and Mayor Enrique Peñalosa order a curfew starting 9:00 pm
As the security situation remains precarious in Bogotá, the government and mayoralty are assessing extraordinary measure to return calm to Colombia’s capital.
Thursday’s nationwide protest is being heralded by left-wing politicians as Colombia’s entry into the social protest that has gripped many Latin American nations. For those who oppose, the future of democracy is at stake.
Bogotá Mayor Enrique Peñalosa outlined the security operations for the capital to guarantee peaceful protest during the national strike on Thursday, Nov 21.
The Colombian Government will guarantee the right of citizens to protest peacefully during Thursday’s national strike while, at the same time, enforcing security to combat violence and vandalism.
The UK Government has launched a local manual so that Britons can travel safely in Colombia.
Defense Minister, Guillermo Botero, handed-in his resignation after a motion of censure by Congress regarding an attack against FARC dissidents that killed 8 youngsters.
Security in Bogotá has become a vote convincing opportunity for the candidates facing-off in the Oct 27 elections.
The wrath of the news maelstrom in August didn’t exclude Colombia from making world headlines after ex-FARC dissidents announced their return to arms.
In a potentially devastating blow to the 2016 Colombian peace accords, former FARC commanders have announced their “return to arms” and alliance with the ELN guerrilla.
FARC’s former peace negotiator and member of the Secretariat has been released from La Picota after a suicide attempt.
The decision by a special peace tribunal to release a former FARC commander accused of drug trafficking threatens to end the extradition agreement between Colombia and the U.S
A political storm is unleashed in Colombia after the peace tribunal denies the extradition of former FARC’s “Jesús Santrich” to the U.S on drug trafficking charges.