In photos: Colombia’s national strike from the streets of Medellín
Colombians brought the city of Medellín to a standstill on Thursday, November 21, during a nationwide…
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Category: Colombia
Colombian conservationist claims illegal wildlife trafficking is result of state neglect
The Colombian night monkey can be distinguished by its large, closely-set eyes. It is small, about the…
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Colombian startups look abroad for funding opportunities
Access to capital at various stages of a technology startup’s life cycle is crucial to its survival…
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Political violence in Colombia after the 2016 peace agreement
Using data from Colombia’s Electoral Observation Mission (MOE), a platform which promotes the freedom…
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Medellín NGO working with homeless population calls for more government support
In November 2019, Medellín’s local government will carry out another census to calculate the latest…
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Who is Claudia López, Bogota’s first openly gay, female mayor?
“Today, we finally won!” Claudia López, Bogotá’s mayor-elect, told cheering voters on Sunday,…
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Colombia’s key local election outcomes mark a shift away from political elite
In Colombia’s first round of local elections held since the 2016 peace agreement, the political elite…
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Insufficient protection measures leave Colombia’s candidates vulnerable
Despite the efforts of the National Protection Unit to provide bodyguards and protection to public figures…
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In photos: Bogotá students protest against police violence
Students and teachers of private and public universities took to the streets across Colombia last Thursday,…
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Repression returns to Nicaragua
Carmen Chamorro Avilé and her fellow activists from government opposition alliance Unidad Nacional…
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