Tag: FARC

• Thursday, September 30th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  Colombian President Duque replies to criticism from his predecessor regarding FARC peace deal

  

  Colombian President Iván Duque Wednesday told his predecessor Juan Manuel Santos he did not “engage in arguments with former presidents.”

• Friday, July 23rd 2021 - 09:38 UTC

  Venezuela rejects accusations of “hosting” armed groups that attempt against Colombian institutions

  

  Venezuelan foreign minister Jorge Arreaza rejected accusations from the Colombian government regarding the recent attack on the helicopter of president Ivan Duque in the city of Cúcuta and claimed Bogotá is using his country to hide the tragedy of its neighbour.

• 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.

• 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.

• Tuesday, April 6th 2021 - 09:26 UTC

  Venezuela's borders with Colombia returning to normal under control of Bolivarian forces

  

  Venezuela's Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Monday reported eight soldiers had died fighting a group of “terrorists” on the Colombian border. But after three weeks of clashes and 17 deaths, “the region is returning to normal.”

• Tuesday, March 9th 2021 - 09:35 UTC

  Colombian fighting continues: 11,000 people have been terrorized and displaced in two months, ombudsman report

  

  REUTERS – Intra fighting continues among armed groups in Colombia and more than 11,000 people have been displaced from their homes so far in 2021 the country's human rights watchdog said on Monday.

• Wednesday, February 24th 2021 - 08:55 UTC

  UN criticizes Colombian government over the murder of former guerrilla activists

  

  United Nations' human rights body called on the Colombian government to improve protection of human rights activists and civilians, be more present in remote, poor areas, and fully implement a peace deal with FARC rebels to curb violence.

• Friday, February 19th 2021 - 08:40 UTC

  Former Colombian leaders confess war crimes and crimes against humanity

  

  During the 50-year war with the state, the demobilized Colombian FARC guerrillas committed war crimes and crimes against humanity, former commanders from the group accepted on Thursday in a transitional justice court.

• Saturday, November 7th 2020 - 09:08 UTC

  Colombian president and FARC leaders agreed to speed integration process of ex guerrillas

  

  Colombia's President Ivan Duque held talks with former FARC guerrilla leaders on Friday, pledging to speed up the integration of ex-combatants following the 2016 peace agreement, a top advisor said. Duque's commitment came during an unprecedented meeting between the hard line president and leaders of the former leftist guerrilla movement in Bogota.

• Monday, November 2nd 2020 - 09:29 UTC

  Colombian demobilized ex guerrillas demand an end to killings of members

  

  Hundreds of demobilized former members of the FARC rebel group marched in Colombia's capital Bogota on Sunday to demand more security, implementation of a 2016 peace deal, and an end to the killings of former combatants.