Tag Archives: Colombia
“LEGALIZING DRUGS IS THE ONLY WAY,” JUAN MANUEL SANTOS
By Yamid Amat, EL ESPECTADOR, January 9, 2022 https://www.eltiempo.com/mundo/latinoamerica/expresidente-juan-manuel-santos-dice-que-legalizar-la-droga-es-el-camino-643831 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Juan Manuel Santos is … Read More »
“THE CAPTURE OF OTONIEL WAS A PIECE OF THEATER AND IT DIDN’T AFFECT THE CLAN DEL GOLFO”
By Camilo Alzate González, EL ESPECTADOR, January 6, 2022 https://www.elespectador.com/colombia-20/conflicto/la-captura-de-otoniel-fue-una-obra-de-teatro-padre-javier-giraldo/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The Jesuit priest, … Read More »
THE AGC’S PLAN FOR EXECUTIONS IN THE PEACE COMMUNITY OF SAN JOSÉ DE APARTADÓ
EL ESPECTADOR, January 10, 2022 https://www.elespectador.com/colombia-20/conflicto/plan-de-ejecuciones-del-clan-del-golfo-en-comunidad-de-paz-de-san-jose-de-apartado/?cx_testId=51&cx_testVariant=cx_1&cx_artPos=0#cxrecs_s (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) They killed Húber Velásquez in the doorway … Read More »
A THREAT THAT HAS INCREASED
Editorial, EL COLOMBIANO, January 5, 2022 https://www.elcolombiano.com/opinion/editoriales/una-amenaza-que-se-crecio-HD16263523 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) With an enormous presence in Venezuela, … Read More »
VIOLENCE IN ARAUCA: THE WAR BETWEEN THE ELN AND THE FARC DISSIDENTS LEAVES 24 DEAD
EL TIEMPO, January 4, 2022 https://www.eltiempo.com/colombia/otras-ciudades/arauca-guerra-entre-disidencias-de-las-farc-y-eln-dejan-23-muertos-642823 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) According to the government, the battles started … Read More »
THE KILLING OF AN ELN BOSS SET OFF A NEW WAR IN ARAUCA
By Camilo Osorio Sánchez, EL COLOMBIANO, January 4, 2022 https://www.elcolombiano.com/colombia/arauca-sigue-en-crisis-por-guerra-tras-asesinato-de-capo-del-eln-CA16257306 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The FARC dissidents … Read More »
YES, THERE WAS A POLICE MASSACRE IN THE NATIONAL STRIKE
By Camilo Gonzáles Posso, AGENCIA PRENSA RURAL, December 31, 2021 https://prensarural.org/spip/spip.php?article27529 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The government … Read More »
USELESS MEASURES WITH AN AUTHORITARIAN AROMA
EL ESPECTADOR, December 25, 2021 https://www.elespectador.com/opinion/editorial/medidas-inutiles-con-aroma-autoritario/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) With the controversial Citizen Security Law, the … Read More »
AFTER OTONIEL’S CLOSED HEARING, VICTIMS ARE SETTING OFF ALARMS
CONTAGIO RADIO, December 23, 2021 https://www.contagioradio.com/victimas-temen-represalias-contra-usuga-tras-audiencia-en-jep (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The organizations and victims that were able … Read More »
THE COMPLETE STATEMENT THAT “OTONIEL” GAVE BEFORE THE JEP
EL TIEMPO, December 23, 2021 https://www.msn.com/es-co/noticias/otras/la-versi%C3%B3n-completa-de-lo-que-dijo-el-capo-otoniel-ante-la-jep/ar-AAS4mD0?li=AAggFp8 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Dairo Antonio Úsuga, alias Otoniel, the captured … Read More »