COLOMBIA PROTESTS
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Conflicts & War
A year later, little to show for protests that shook Colombia
By Irene Escudero and Ernesto Guzman Bogota/Cali, Apr 28 (EFE).- Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of…
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Politics
Colombia criticizes UN representative for position on police abuses
Bogota, Dec 14 (EFE).- Colombian Foreign Minister and Vice President Marta Lucia Ramirez on Tuesday sent a letter to the…
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Crime & Justice
Colombians say role in protests made them targets of vengeful authorities
By Irene Escudero Bogota, Oct 28 (EFE).- A rural schoolteacher in southwestern Colombia says she faced attempted murder charges after…
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Conflicts & War
Police officer accused of killing Colombian teen protester sent to prison
Bogotá, June 18 (EFE).- A Colombian judge has sent to prison a police officer accused of killing a teenage protester…
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Conflicts & War
IACHR reviews Colombia over alleged human rights violation cases
Bogota, Jun 8 (EFE).- The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights began Tuesday its review of the situation in Colombia after…
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Conflicts & War
Strike Committee suspends protest dialog, Colombian gov’t says
Bogotá, Jun 6 (EFE).- Colombia’s National Strike Committee (CNP), made up mainly of unions, has decided to “unilaterally suspend” talks…
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Conflicts & War
Colombian medical mission target of 256 attacks during protests
Bogotá, Jun 2 (EFE).- The medical mission in Colombia has been the target of at least 256 attacks during protests…
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Conflicts & War
Exhibition seeks justice for victims of police violence in Colombia
By Irene Escudero Bogotá, Jun 2 (EFE).- Nury Rojas stares at a photograph displayed on the wall, sighs and with…
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Conflicts & War
Thousands march in Colombia against anti-government protests
Bogotá/Medellín, May 30 (EFE).- Thousands of people marched through several cities of Colombia on Sunday to demonstrate against the protests…
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Conflicts & War
Colombia deploys military in Cali after 13 deaths in protests
By Jessica Villamil Muñoz Cali/Bogotá, May 29 (EFE).- The military and police patrolled empty streets in the Colombian city of…
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