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The U.S. government has denied a visa to a prominent Colombian journalist who specializes in conflict and human rights reporting to attend a prestigious fellowship at Harvard University. Hollman Morris, who produces an independent TV news program called "Contravia," has been highly critical of ties between illegal far-right militias and allies of outgoing President Alvaro Uribe, Washington's closest ally in Latin America.The U.S. government has denied a visa to a prominent Colombian journalist who... more
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Angry protesters attacked the police station in Pailitas, Colombia this past week after a young man was killed during a police raid.Angry protesters attacked the police station in Pailitas, Colombia this past week... more
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President Barack Obama has largely disappointed hopes for an "equal partnership" with the countries of Latin America, according to the latest in a series of annual reports on U.S. relations with the region released this past week.President Barack Obama has largely disappointed hopes for an "equal... more
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A former Colombian police major, Juan Carlos Meneses, alleges that President Alvaro Uribe's younger brother, Santiago Uribe, led a fearsome paramilitary death squad in the 1990s that killed petty thieves, guerrilla sympathizers and suspected subversives. In an interview with The Washington Post, Meneses says the death squad trained at La Carolina, where the Uribe family ran an agribusiness company in the early 1990s.A former Colombian police major, Juan Carlos Meneses, alleges that President Alvaro... more
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The Obama administration aims to make a push for Congress to ratify a free trade pact with Colombia, stalled for more than three years over concerns about rights abuses.The Obama administration aims to make a push for Congress to ratify a free trade pact... more
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Nearly 250 Colombians who say they and relatives were victims of violence by Colombian right-wing paramilitaries have filed a lawsuit seeking more than $1 billion in damages from the Chiquita banana company, which has admitted making payments to paramilitaries.Nearly 250 Colombians who say they and relatives were victims of violence by Colombian... more
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The United States has suspended aid to Colombia's DAS intelligence agency, whose agents are accused of illegally wiretapping President Alvaro Uribe's opponents, journalists and top court magistrates. But Felipe Muñoz, director of Colombia's scandal-ridden security agency DAS, suggested last week that the U.S. will fund a new Colombian civilian intelligence agency.The United States has suspended aid to Colombia's DAS intelligence agency, whose... more
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A gunman killed a Colombian journalist who had received threats and reported on politicians linked to paramilitary death squads, police and the victim's family said. Clodomiro Castilla, an editor of El Pulso magazine and a reporter for local radio, was shot to death.A gunman killed a Colombian journalist who had received threats and reported on... more
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In Colombia, a political party accused of having links to right-wing death squads gained important political ground in the country’s congressional elections this past week. The party’s success raises concerns that ties between corrupt politicians and armed gangs remain strong, despite vigorous criminal investigations.In Colombia, a political party accused of having links to right-wing death squads... more
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Human Rights Watch is urging the Colombian government to take action against what it called the successors to far-right paramilitary militias in the country which continue attacking civilians and human rights defenders.Human Rights Watch is urging the Colombian government to take action against what it... more
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In Colombia, 31 soldiers accused of the forced disappearance and murder of 11 young men from the poor Bogota suburb of Soacha have been released from prison on the grounds that they were not formally indicted within 90 days of their arrest, as established by Colombian law.In Colombia, 31 soldiers accused of the forced disappearance and murder of 11 young... more
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President Hugo Chavez is accusing Colombia and the United States of plotting to set up a fake rebel camp on Venezuelan soil to discredit his government.President Hugo Chavez is accusing Colombia and the United States of plotting to set up... more
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A Colombian court has convicted a retired army general of murder and has sentenced him to 40 years in prison for his role in a massacre in 1997 by far-right militias. Human rights groups have long accused Colombia's military of aiding and abetting right-wing death squads, citing the Mapiripán massacre as a clear case of close cooperation between the army and landowner-backed militias operating outside the law.A Colombian court has convicted a retired army general of murder and has sentenced him... more
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Venezuela has blown up two pedestrian bridges on its border with Colombia. This action is the latest sign of deteriorating relations between the Andean neighbors.Venezuela has blown up two pedestrian bridges on its border with Colombia. This... more
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The United States is massively building up its potential for nuclear and non-nuclear strikes in Latin America and the Caribbean by acquiring unprecedented freedom of action in seven new military, naval and air bases in Colombia.The United States is massively building up its potential for nuclear and non-nuclear... more
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