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“WE’VE BEEN FIGHTING AGAINST THE DRUGS FOR 45 YEARS AND WE’RE WORSE OFF THAN BEFORE”: JUAN MANUEL SANTOS
By Felipe Morales Sierra, EL ESPECTADOR, May 7, 2020 https://www.elespectador.com/noticias/judicial/llevamos-45-anos-luchando-contra-las-drogas-y-estamos-peor-que-antes-juan-manuel-santos-articulo-918441 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The former President, … Read More »
OIL DRILLING AND MINING COMPANIES ARE FINANCING THE ARMED FORCES AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE
By Rutas del Conflicto and La Liga Contra el Silencio[1] EL ESPECTADOR, May 3, 2020 https://www.elespectador.com/colombia2020/petroleras-y-mineras-financian-la-fuerza-publica-y-la-fiscalia-articulo-917617 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, … Read More »
THE SCANDALS OF THE COLOMBIAN ARMY “SUICIDE BOMBERS”
SEMANA, May 3, 2020 https://www.semana.com/nacion/articulo/espionaje-desde-el-ejercito-los-cinco-escandalos-de-hombres-bomba/668769 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) This is the story of a group of … Read More »
THE LATEST MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SCANDAL: 11 OFFICERS AND ONE GENERAL ARE LEAVING THE ARMY
EL ESPECTADOR, May 1, 2020 https://www.elespectador.com/noticias/judicial/por-chuzadas-desde-inteligencia-militar-11-oficiales-y-un-general-salieron-del-ejercito-articulo-917432 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) That’s the way Defense Minister Carlos Holmes … Read More »
REALITY IN 90 MUNICIPALITIES: COVID, HUNGER, AND LACK OF SUPPLIES
By María Victoria Correa, El Colombiano, April 29, 2020 https://www.elcolombiano.com/colombia/la-realidad-en-90-municipios-covid-hambre-y-falta-de-insumos-IK12906385 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) In at least … Read More »
CRITICIZING THE GOVERNMENT FOR “PRETENDING” TO IMPLEMENT THE PDETs
By Colombia2020, EL ESPECTADOR, April 24, 2020 https://www.elespectador.com/colombia2020/pais/las-criticas-al-gobierno-por-simular-la-implementacion-de-los-pdet-articulo-915921 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The Programs for Development with … Read More »
THE NEW WAR BETWEEN FARC DISSIDENTS AND THE ELN THAT IS BATTERING CAUCA
SEMANA, April 25, 2020 https://www.semana.com/nacion/articulo/guerra-en-el-cauca-por-la-coca-entre-disidentes-de-farc-y-eln/666027 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The recently created Coordinated Western Command, which consists … Read More »
THE LEGAL HIATUS THAT ENCIRCLES THE 30 YEARS SINCE THE ASSASSINATION OF PIZARRO
By Juan David López Morales, EL TIEMPO, April 26, 2020 https://www.eltiempo.com/justicia/investigacion/en-que-va-el-proceso-por-la-muerte-de-carlos-pizarro-a-30-anos-de-su-muerte-488642 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) On a … Read More »
THE TROUBLING RECORD OF CORRUPTION IN THE MIDST OF THE EMERGENCY
EL TIEMPO, APRIL 25, 2020 https://www.eltiempo.com/justicia/investigacion/el-expediente-de-corrupcion-con-contratos-por-coronavirus-488474 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The Governor of Chocó Province, Ariel Palacios, … Read More »
VIOLENCE AND SOCIAL CONTROL: THAT’S WHAT THE QUARANTINE HAS LEFT IN THE COUNTRYSIDE, ACCORDING TO THE JEP
EL ESPECTADOR, April 23, 2020 https://www.elespectador.com/noticias/judicial/violencia-y-control-social-lo-que-ha-dejado-la-cuarentena-en-regiones-segun-la-jep-articulo-915910 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The Unit for Investigation and Prosecution of … Read More »