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For the first time in modern history, a former Colombian president has been detained and must face criminal charges. Alvaro Uribe & his lawyer are charged with witness tampering and bribery in an attempt to falsely accuse an opposition senator.

Colombia's Vice President Marta Lucia Ramirez filed criminal charges against investigative journalist & British citizen Jeremy McDermott after he reported on a business deal between the Vice President's husband and alleged narcotrafficker and paramilitary leader Guillermo León...

The actions of the Colombian Army are extremely grave and a demonstrable threat to human and civil rights in Colombia. When the army creates a clandestine “opposition” list of media & civil society groups, it recalls shadows of Pinochet, political torture and assassination. The...

On November 21, massive protests took place throughout Colombia; the largest at least since 1977, over 40 years ago. Though limited labor union strikes and university student protests are fairly common in Colombia, this was a public action unseen in Colombia for at least two...

Sunday’s local and gubernatorial elections in Colombia saw stunning defeats for the Centro Democratico, the political party of both current President Ivan Duque and former president Alvaro Uribe. Far left senator and former revolutionary militant Gustavo Petro also saw his hand...

Uribe, currently a senator, remains a highly polarizing figure in Colombia and is currently under criminal investigation.

The top measures on the ballot would mandates salary reductions and term limits for lawmakers as well as mandated prison time for any public officials found guilty of corruption.

Álvaro Uribe, a former president of Colombia and arguably the most influential politician in the country, announced his resignation from the Senate amid an ongoing investigation that includes allegations of witness tampering. As this situation plays out, Uribe, who has been...

Iván Duque won convincingly in a second-round run off election over leftwing candidate Gustavo Petro, a controversial former M-19 guerrilla member.

Colombians today will put either rightwing candidate Iván Duque or leftist Gustavo Petro in office for the next four years.