Judge suspends Colombia’s aerial fumigation pilot
A Putumayo from the southern Putumayo province suspended the government’s announced resumption of the aerial spraying of coca, ordering information that would allow “a sufficiently informed decision o...
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Flooding the zone, Pt. 1
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Colombia announces new aerial fumigation pilot program
Colombia’s National Narcotics Council (CNE) ordered the National Police to restart the aerial fumigation of coca, the base ingredient for cocaine. In a resolution, the CNE ordered “as a controlled, li...
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Marco Rubio and the Shield of the Americas, with Adam Isacson
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Court orders Colombia’s government to remove images of slain “narcoterrorists”
A Bogota judge ordered Colombia’s government to remove images and videos of President Abelardo de la Espriella walking through the remains of slain suspected guerrillas from its social media accounts....
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US, Colombia sign memorandums of understanding amid “rebirth” of relations
Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hailed the “rebirth” of bilateral relations as they signed memorandums of understanding on nuclear energy and rare e...
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De la Espriella lifts Colombia’s 10-year gun ban
Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella lifted a gun ban that had been in place since 2015. According to De la Espriella, the decision seeks to give “good citizens” a way to defend themselves ag...
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Liberal Party joins Colombia’s government coalition
The Liberal Party announced that it had joined the congressional coalition of Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella. The party, which also supported De la Espriella’s presidential bid, said th...
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Colombia’s president appoints controversial new spy chief
Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella appointed retired army General Jorge Andres Zuluaga as director of the National Intelligence Directorate (DNI) despite pending criminal investigations. Zu...
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Colombia’s government clashes with human rights office over De la Espriella walking among corpses
Colombia’s chief ombudsman, Iris Marin, clashed with the national government after she criticized President Abelardo de la Espriella for walking among the corpses of people killed by the military. In...
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Far-right political marketing in Colombia
A deep dive into the murky world of far-right propaganda and political marketing in Colombia and Latin America. The surge of the peso, which went up roughly 25% over the past year, put Colombia Report...