Colombia Archives - Page 6 of 6

July 27, 2017Colombia

ELN Seeks ‘Temporary and Renewable’ Ceasefire in Colombia

NOVANEWS teleSUR The chief negotiator of the National Liberation Army (ELN) in Colombia’s peace talks, Pablo Beltran, said on Tuesday that the objective of the third round of negotiations is to reach a “temporary and […]

June 30, 2017Colombia

Colombia’s Uribe Still Refuses to Give Peace a Chance

NOVANEWS Colombia’s Uribe Still Refuses to Give Peace a Chance, Vows to Roll Back Deal with FARC If His Party Wins in 2018 Election Far-right senator and former president, Alvaro Uribe, leads a march against […]

June 27, 2017Colombia

Ceremony Marks FARC’s Disarmament in Colombia

NOVANEWS Timochenko and the Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos during the disarmament ceremony | Photo: EFE The former rebel group plans to move into civilian life and continue its social struggle via political means. The […]

January 24, 2017Colombia, South America

Colombian Human Rights Leader Assassinated

NOVANEWS Colombian human rights defender Emilsen Manyoma | Photo: Conpaz teleSUR On Tuesday police in the Pacific coast city of Buenaventura announced they had discovered the body of Afro-Colombian human rights activist Emilsen Manyoma, 32, […]

December 3, 2016Colombia

Leftist Leader Says ‘Political Genocide’ Looming in Colombia

NOVANEWS Aida Avella, president of the Patriotic Union, leads a rally in Bogota, Colombia in a photo from Nov. 15, 2013. | Photo: EFE Recent attacks on leftist activists in Colombia is leading some to […]