Colombia
Former FARC hostage denies involvement in his own kidnapping
May 18, 2012
Sigifredo Lopez, a former Colombian politician accused of aiding the FARC in his own kidnapping, asks the prosecution to reexamine the evidence against him.
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May 18, 2012
Residents flee their homes in southwest Colombia over concerns of escalating violence, after FARC attacks on Thursday and Friday night injure a local police inspector.
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Police arrest 18 members of ‘FARC-Rastrojos’ drug network
May 18, 2012
A joint operation between Colombian police and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) leads to the capture of 18 members of the “
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Colombian human rights situation ‘grim’ in 2012: NGO
May 18, 2012
With the passage of the Free Trade Agreement, the United States and Colombian governments need to protect human rights defenders and trade unionists in the Andean nation more than ever, according to testimony at a U.S. committee hearing.
Cordoba refuses to be intimidated by death threats
May 18, 2012
Former Colombian Senator Piedad Cordoba says she will not be coerced by recent death threats she has received, reports CM radio.
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Colombian politician wants former VP investigated for paramilitary ties
May 18, 2012
House Representative Ivan Cepeda asks Colombian authorities to investigate former Vice President Francisco Santos for his allged ties to paramilitaries.
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European Parliament likely to pass FTA with Colombia before 2013
May 18, 2012
The European Parliament is set to approve the EU-Colombia Free Trade Agreement before the end of the year, reports local media.
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Colombian police nab ‘Envigado’ gang leaders in Medellin
May 18, 2012
Colombia’s National Police have arrested three suspected top-ranking members of the Oficina de Envigado, one of Colombia’s most powerful drug gangs, report local media.
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Judge considers reviving arrest warrant for Restrepo
May 18, 2012
The Superior Court of Bogota determines Friday that a hearing judge will decide whether to reissue an arrest warrant for former Commissioner for Peace Luis Carlos Restrepo, who fled the country after he was charged with the fake demobilization of a non-existe…
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Colombian judge convicts 44 ex-paramilitaries
May 18, 2012
A Colombian judge convicts 44 former members of the Popular Revolutionary Antiterrorist Army, a neo-paramilitary organization mostly active in southeast Colombia, reports Colombian newspaper El Tiempo.
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