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Blinken vows to ‘correct imbalance’ in Washington’s approach to Latin America

22-10-2021 10:53 US secretary of state discusses Washington’s new approach to the region during a short trip to Quito and Bogotá.

LATIN AMERICA

Maduro: Venezuela and Colombia need to 'normalise' ties

21-10-2021 11:11 Nicolás Maduro calls for the normalisation of trade and diplomatic relations with Colombia, which have been non-existent since 2019 when the government refused to recognise him as Venezuela's leader.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Court finds Colombia responsible for rape, torture of journalist

19-10-2021 09:05 Inter-American Court of Human Rights rules Colombia bears responsibility for the ordeal of a female journalist Jineth Bedoya, who was kidnapped, raped and then tortured in 2000 by far-right paramilitaries.

Protests in Colombia

Fresh clashes in Colombia on protest movement anniversary

29-06-2021 13:06 Anti-government protesters and police traded blows on Monday in demonstrations across Colombia that marked two months of unrest in which more than 60 people have died.

ATTACK ON PRESIDENT

Colombia offers US$800,000-reward in attack on president's helicopter

27-06-2021 08:47 Colombian government offers reward for information related to attack on a helicopter carrying President Iván Duque near the Venezuela border.

UNREST IN COLOMBIA

Colombian Army tightens grip on Cali after protests leave 13 dead

30-05-2021 08:55 Colombian Army tightens control over Cali, after the latest anti-government protests left at least 13 people dead.

copa américa

Colombia president appeals to football body over Copa América axing

22-05-2021 09:44 Iván Duque on Friday appealed to CONMEBOL over its decision to bar the country from hosting the Copa América tournament after social unrest swept the nation.

DIPLOMATIC SPAT

Colombia criticises Fernández’s comments over policing of protests

08-05-2021 00:13 President Iván Duque's government "firmly rejects" comments by Peronist leader Alberto Fernández that criticised "institutional violence" against protesters, who have been demonstrating for more than a week.

Protests in Colombia

Colombia calls for dialogue with protest leaders

07-05-2021 13:49 Colombia's government on Thursday invited protest leaders to a dialogue in a bid to defuse tensions that began over a week ago over a tax reform proposed to address economic consequences of the pandemic.

COLOMBIA IN FOCUS

Fears of militarisation as Colombian soldiers confront protesters

05-05-2021 12:13 Fears have been raised of a creeping militarisation in Colombia, after police and soldiers forcefully clamp down on wave of recent protests.

PROTESTS IN COLOMBIA

UN condemns 'excessive' use of force in Colombia protests

04-05-2021 12:26 Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights voices "profound shock" at "excessive use of force" by security officers in Colombia, after at least 19 die in protests across the country.

PROTESTS IN COLOMBIA

19 dead, 800 wounded as Colombia cracks down on tax reform protests

04-05-2021 11:57 Protesters in Colombia called Monday for a new mass rally after 19 people died and more than 800 were wounded in clashes during five days of demonstrations against a proposed government tax reform.

UNREST IN COLOMBIA

Colombians keep protesting even after unpopular tax plan is axed

03-05-2021 11:39 Tens of thousands of Colombians protesting a tax reform plan took to the streets Saturday for the fourth straight day, even after the president vowed to withdraw the most unpopular parts of the package.

LATIN AMERICA

Colombians protest tax reform proposal amid pandemic

29-04-2021 11:48 Protesters march as President Iván Duque's government moves to tax the incomes of those earning more than US$656 a month, lowering the threshold to broaden the tax base.