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Colombian police paint over a mural of Julieth Ramirez, who was killed by a police gunfire while protesting the death of Javiér Ordoñez.

Gruesome Autopsy Report Shows How Colombian Police Killed Unarmed Law Student Javier Ordóñez

“A high energy blunt abdominal trauma caused the right kidney to burst, causing severe bleeding in the abdominal cavity, leading to death,” in addition to a ruptured liver says the coroner’s report on the death of Javier Ordoñez, a Colombian law student who died at the hands of...

Posted On September 19, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Colombian Schoolchildren Fed Chemically Altered Donkey Meat Labeled As Beef

Colombian Prosecutors took down a macabre conspiracy that sold meat from sick and dead donkeys and horses to local school systems, after first chemically treating the meat to appear more like beef, and give it a palatable texture. Between 2018 & 2019 the culprits moved over 5,500...

Posted On September 18, 2020

, By Loren Moss

This familiar view of the Capitol’s East Front appeared in Die Gartenlaube, a popular German illustrated weekly newspaper. Published in Leipzig, the periodical was aimed at the middle classes and deemed a “friend of the family,” both for its instructive and entertaining content and generous use of images with text. The Capitol exterior was completed two years before this publication, during the Civil War, and its image appeared frequently in international periodicals. 1865, Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

94 US Congress Members Call Out Colombia’s Duque Administration For Failures To Protect Human Rights Defenders & 2016 Peace Accord Implementation

Yesterday, almost 100 members of the US Congress sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asking him to put additional pressure on Colombian President Ivan Duque to implement the 2016 Peace Accords signed by previous President Juan Manuel Santos, and also to reverse the...

Posted On July 7, 2020

, By Loren Moss

“The Government Has Made Fools Of Us:” Tensions Rising Between Colombian Doctors & Government

Colombian doctors are threatening to walk off the job in response to a presidential decree they say orders them to work without pay or basic protection. 21 doctors in Cartagena have already resigned.

Posted On April 19, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Colombian Defense Ministry Issues Statement Regarding Slaughter Of Burmese Ship Captain Myo Tun Zaw

Contrary to conflicting media reports, the Colombian attorney general and defense department are in fact investigating the murder of Myo Tun Zaw aboard the Spirit of Hamburg.

Posted On April 19, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Vice President of Colombia, Marta Lucia Ramirez

Insight Crime: Colombian Vice President Denies Knowing Associate Was Drug Lord & Paramilitary Commander

Colombia's Vice President Marta Lucía Ramirez vehemently denies a close relationship between her & her husband Álvaro Rincón with alleged drug trafficker and paramilitary Guillermo Acevedo, alias “Memo Fantasma." This article is from Insight Crime.

Posted On April 9, 2020

, By Insight Crime

Over 40 Foreigners Expelled From Colombia For Violating Coronavirus Quarantine Measures, Spot Inspections Continue

According to the Colombian government, it has expelled over 40 foreign nationals to date for violating quarantine orders. Surprise inspections will continue.

Posted On March 19, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Avianca Headquarters Raided By Colombia’s Prosecutor General

Today, the Office of the Attorney General of Colombia served Avianca with a search warrant of its offices with the objective of collecting information related to allegations and cover-up of Avianca’s potentially improper bribery by senior executives and members of the board of...

Posted On February 13, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Casa del Marqués de Valdehoyos. Photo credit: Cancillería de Colombia

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Colombia, United States Hold Extradition Talks in Cartagena

Colombian and US officials met last week at the historic residence of the Marquis de Valdehoyos in Cartagena, Colombia for official talks titled “Consultations on Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance to be held between the United States and Colombia.” The meeting was part of...

Posted On November 18, 2019

, By Loren Moss