All posts tagged FARC
Colombia: former Health Secretary imprisoned
Former Health Secretary imprisoned; seventh round of peace talks draw to close; decree regulating abortion rights revoked
Colombia: Peace talks enter fifth round
Peace talks enter fifth round; ELN wants proof of identity for German hostages; first Colombian to be made a saint by Catholic Church.
Colombia: Drug-trafficking kingpin caught in Peru
Drug-trafficking kingpin caught in Peru; Press freedom threatened by judicial lethargy; Colombia beats Guatemala in FIFA friendly match.
Colombia: Kidnappings raise tensions in peace process
Kidnappings raise tensions in peace process; Minimum dose of ‘synthetic’ drugs could be legalised; Controversial film ‘Operación E’ will be screened in Colombia.
Colombia: Second-largest guerrilla group ‘overlooked’ by peace talks
Second-largest guerrilla group ‘overlooked’ by peace talks; Santos asks Europe to join debate on drugs; Medellín, Latin American capital of innovation.
Colombia: Peace talks focus on land reform
Peace talks focus on land reform; ELN guerrillas kidnap five people; construction of hotel in national park suspended
Colombia: The Year Ahead
In 2013: FARC-government peace talks hang in the balance; Colombia’s economic expansion is predicted to continue; the electoral landscape set to change.
Colombia: peace talks re-start despite military action
Peace talks re-start despite military action; debate on euthanasia in Congress postponed; important step for gay marriage.
Colombia: Santos leaves Bogotá pact over territorial dispute
Santos leaves Bogotá Pact over territorial dispute; First round of FARC peace talks concludes in Cuba; Madonna delights Medellín.
China/Latin America: Sino-Latin American trade continues to flourish
Sino-Latin American trade continues to flourish; China Construction Bank eyes expansion into Latin America; Colombian FARC releases Chinese hostages, though cynicism remains over ‘no more kidnapping’ claim
Indigenous issues: Colombian indians address government and guerrilla peace negotiators
Open letter from Colombian indians to peace negotiators; Garifuna film’s London premiere at the LLAFF; The X General Assembly of the Indigenous Fund in Guatemala Open letter from Colombian Indians to government and guerrilla peace negotiators In the letter, the [...]
Cuba: New tax system for a changing economy
Government introduces new tax system; new cases of cholera reported in the wake of Hurricane Sandy; Colombia-FARC peace talks arrive in Havana.
Colombia: Farc-government conflict continues despite peace talks
FARC-government conflict continues despite peace talks; Constitutional Court rules in favour of bullfights; student design initiative to reward Bogotá’s keenest walkers.
Colombia: Uribe refuses to confirm rumours of his Senate candidacy
Uribe refuses to confirm rumours of his candidacy to the Senate; vice-president announces that he is suffering from prostate cancer; emerald discovery provokes ‘treasure hunt’ in rural Colombia.