Colombia
Colombia: Fear of war dominates an Afro-Colombian conclave in their ‘territorio’
February 17, 2023More than 40 leaders, representing women’s and youth groups, victims of violence, and more, gathered to receive us for an informative session on the current state of affairs.
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Call for ‘Total Peace’ in Colombia dominates Witness for Peace delegation
February 9, 2023During ten eventful days in January, a U.S. delegation made up of faith leaders, activists and educators made their way through Colombia to build solidarity with grassroots movements calling for peace.
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Attempted assassination of Francia Márquez, Colombia’s first Black vice president, foiled
January 12, 202315 lbs of explosives were found on the rural road that leads to her home.
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Colombian U.S.-backed intelligence operations bad for peace
September 12, 2022The country’s military is carrying out a pro-war agenda aimed at blocking progress in the region.
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Prisoner Simón Trinidad is a victim of deadly U.S.-Colombia alliance
July 18, 2022Peace in Colombia, and Trinidad’s fate, depends on the U.S. stops trying to squash all stirrings of fundamental political and social change in an entire region.
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