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Peoples Dispatch
Colombian Social Leaders Walked 15 Days and 600 km to Demand the Right to Life
11 Jul 2020
A group of social activists and human rights defenders have been marching from the southwestern Colombia for the past 15 days to demand respect for the life, territory and human rights of minority…
Tanya Wadhwa
Indignation in Colombia Amid Spree of Assassinations and the Rape of an Indigenous Girl by Soldiers
01 Jul 2020
The wave of assassinations and acts of sexual violence carried out by security forces and paramilitary groups against Colombian civilians in the past week has shaken the country.
Tanya Wadhwa
Assassination of Social Activists Continues in Colombia Despite Lockdown
04 Jun 2020
According to the Institute of Development and Peace Studies (INDEPAZ), 115 environmentalists, human rights defenders, Indigenous, peasant and social leaders, and more than 20 former combatants of the…
Vijay Prashad, Paola Estrada, Ana Maldonado, Zoe PC
Colombia’s Government Acts Like a Doormat for the United States—and Its People Aren’t Going Along With It
11 Apr 2020
While the Colombian government may lend itself to US plots against Venezuela, the Colombian people ratify their support to the government and people of Venezuela and condemn their government for…
Peoples Dispatch
Six Social Leaders Assassinated in Past Week in Colombia
27 Dec 2019
The genocide against Colombia’s social leaders, human rights defenders and ex-combatants continues as six of them were violently assassinated in the past one week.
Peoples Dispatch
National Protest in Colombia Against Duque’s Tax Reform
18 Dec 2019
The tax reform, promoted by President Iván Duque, gives significant tax benefits to the wealthiest sectors which critics claim will deepen inequality.
Zoe PC
Nine Reasons Why Colombians Went on Strike
22 Nov 2019
Hundreds of thousands of Colombians went on a strike on Thursday, November 21, here are the reasons why.
Zoe PC
Nine Reasons Why Colombians are Going on Strike
21 Nov 2019
Hundreds of thousands of Colombians are set to go on strike on Thursday November 21, here are the reasons why.
Peoples Dispatch
Colombian Defense Minister’s Resignation is a Blow to Impunity of the Establishment
08 Nov 2019
Colombian minister of defense Guillermo Botero resigned after an investigation revealed that at least eight children were killed in a bombing he had ordered in August
Peoples Dispatch
Jesús Santrich, free at last
31 May 2019
Colombia’s Supreme Court ordered the immediate release of political prisoner Jesús Santrich on May 29. Speaking to reporters after his release, he reiterated his commitment to a true and lasting…