COLOMBIA
The Deadliest Place for Climate Activists Is Latin America
More land defenders were killed in the region and around the world than ever before in a grim new record, said Global Witness.
Colombian Police Kidnapped and Tortured Protesters at Secret 'Black Sites,' Victims Say
VICE World News reports on new details of clandestine detention sites and human rights abuses that have emerged following Colombia’s three months of deadly protests.
Cops in Colombia Were Caught on Video Brutalizing This Protester. His Family Wants Answers.
“They left him as if he were—I won’t say an animal, because animals are sentient beings,” the family’s lawyer said. “As if he were a bag of trash that they just dumped outside the station.”
Colombian, Trump-Loving Senator Has American Solution for Gun Violence: More Guns
Lawmaker María Fernanda Cabal wants to legalize guns. Colombia is home to left-wing guerrilla groups and has seen violent protests this year.
Two US Citizens Are Accused of Assassinating Haiti’s President
A foreign hit squad of 26 Colombians and two Haitian Americans killed President Jovenel Moïse, police say, as pressure grows to uncover who ordered the assassination.
Hunger Games: Food Delivery Company Giving Vaccines Only to Best Gig Workers
The massive Colombian delivery service Rappi wants employees to compete for a chance at a COVID vaccine.
One of the World's Biggest Gay Clubs Has Been Accused of Transphobia
The staff of the iconic club in Bogota has been the target of allegations that its staff is elitist, racist, and transphobic in choosing whom to allow in.
A Car Bomb on Colombia's Border Injured 36, Came Close to US Soldiers
President Iván Duque’s government called the bomb a “terrorist act” and is also in the midst of trying to end a month of violent, anti-government street protests.
Protestors in Colombia Chased and Lynched an Off-Duty Cop Who'd Fired on Them
Video captured the lynching of Fredy Bermúdez, an off-duty Colombian police investigator. The violent repression of protesters by police has prompted a national awakening on police brutality in Colombia.
A Second Restaurant Named After Pablo Escobar Has Popped Up in Singapore
“If the food is good, we can call it anything – people will still come," its co-owner was quoted as saying.
Pablo Escobar’s ‘Cocaine Hippos’ Won’t Stop Having Sex and Pooping
And they’re wreaking havoc with Colombia’s waterways.
These Migrants Must Survive a Dangerous Stretch of Jungle to Reach the US
A 60-mile route through the jungle connecting Colombia and Panama is a perilous trek.