Tag: Colombia

• Tuesday, June 29th 2021 - 09:21 UTC

  Biden calls Duque to make sure Colombia remains US top ally in the region

  

  US President Joseph Biden Monday telephoned his Colombian colleague Iván Duque in what the first direct talk between the two leaders since the 78-year-old Democrat took office on January 20.1

• Monday, June 28th 2021 - 08:49 UTC

  Colombian Government offers reward to capture shooters of presidential helicopter

  

  The Government of Colombia has offered a US $ 795,000 reward in exchange for information leading to the capture of those behind the shooting of President Ivan's Duque helicopter last week.

• Saturday, June 26th 2021 - 09:46 UTC

  Colombian President Duque unharmed as his helicopter is fired at

  

  The helicopter carrying Colombian President Iván Dique was fired on Friday. No casualties were reported.

• Wednesday, June 16th 2021 - 08:56 UTC

  Explosion shocks Colombian Army post, opposition CNP halts demonstrations to advance dialogue

  

  Colombian President Iván Duque Tuesday ordered Defense Minister Diego Molano today to open up an investigation into the explosion of a vehicle at Army facilities in Cúcuta, it was reported.

• Monday, June 7th 2021 - 09:06 UTC

  CNP to go on protesting as dialogue with Colombian government yields no progress

  

  Colombia's National Strike Committee (CNP) Sunday decided to push through with marches and demonstrations as a dialogue with the administration of President Iván Duque was leading nowhere.

• Friday, June 4th 2021 - 08:45 UTC

  Colombian court bans Venom rocket launcher against protesters

  

  A Colombian court in the city of Popayán has banned the use by law enforcement agents of the Venom ammunition launch system, Colombia, it was announced.

• Tuesday, June 1st 2021 - 09:10 UTC

  Drug gang violence results in 9 deaths in Colombia

  

  Nine people died Monday after armed men broke into a coffee farm in the municipality of Algeciras, in southern Colombia, and “ended the lives of eight men and one woman,” the Ombudsman's Office reported. The victims were coffee pickers, it was informed.

• Monday, May 31st 2021 - 08:52 UTC

  Colombians dressed in white take to the streets of Bogotá to demand an end to protests

  

  Thousands took to the streets on Sunday in Bogotá to demand an end to protests and roadblocks and to express support for security forces. The demonstrators dressed in white and waving Colombian flags seem to be the response to almost a month of rioting and clashes bloody clashes between protestors and the forces.

• Saturday, May 29th 2021 - 09:09 UTC

  Three more die in day marking first month of unrest in Colombia

  

  Colombian President Iván Duque Friday ordered the deployment of military forces in the city of Cali to support the local police in preserving peace amid growing unrest and violence, which left three more people dead.

• Friday, May 28th 2021 - 09:47 UTC

  IACHR still waiting for full green light to land in violence-torn Colombia

  

  As protests and violence remain part of Colombia's “normal” landscape, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) continues to wait for an official response from the Government to visit the country.