COLOMBIA
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.
Someone Killed a Legendary Colombian Rebel Leader—and Cut Off His Pinky
The controversial former-FARC leader was wanted on drug charges in the US and had a $10 million bounty on his head. Foes in Colombia, Venezuela and rival criminal factions all wanted him dead.
A Teen Accused the Colombian Police of Rape. Two Days Later She Took Her Own Life.
Abuse against protesters during the country's current unrest reflects a long history of sexual violence by the security forces that goes unpunished, said Colombian women.
Hundreds of Colombian Protesters Missing, Believed to be in ‘Clandestine’ Detention Centers
“The number of people reported as disappeared increases by the hour” as police sweep up protesters at blockades. NGOs are scrambling to find as many as 435 people who have gone missing during the unrest.
Armed Civilians Open Fire on Indigenous Protesters in Colombia
The incident took place in the city of Cali, which has become an epicenter for anti-government protests roiling in Colombia since late April.