Environmentalists Risk Their Lives to Save the Planet

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Aug 1, 2019 Fighting for the planet's survival has become more dangerous for activists around the globe. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

New Colombian President Promises ‘Corrections’ to Peace Deal

MANUEL RUEDA and CESAR GARCIA / The Associated Press Aug 7, 2018 Ivan Duque, the protege of a powerful right-wing former president, promises to "make corrections" to a peace deal with leftist rebels that has divided the country and to crack down on armed groups still roaming the countryside. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Doubts Loom Over Colombia Peace Deal With Hawk’s Election

JOSHUA GOODMAN and CHRISTINE ARMARIO / The Associated Press Jun 18, 2018 Ivan Duque, who takes office in August, campaigned on rolling back benefits inscribed in a peace deal brokered by outgoing President Juan Manuel Santos. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Former Colombian Rebels Blame U.S. for Leader’s Arrest

JOSHUA GOODMAN / The Associated Press Apr 10, 2018 Leaders of Colombia's disbanded FARC rebel army accuse the U.S. of trapping a prominent rebel negotiator on a drug warrant in order to sabotage the country's already struggling peace process. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Colombia’s Former Guerrillas Face First Electoral Test

MANUEL RUEDA / The Associated Press Mar 11, 2018 Analysts see the congressional balloting as a test of the democratic viability of the political party that emerged from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, which fought the state for 52 years until a historic peace deal was reached in 2016. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Chiquita Sued Over Guerrillas’ Murder of 6 Americans in 1990s

CURT ANDERSON / The Associated Press Feb 3, 2018 Relatives of slain missionaries and others are seeking millions from the banana company because of payments it made to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Why Did Colombians Reject an End to 52 Years of War With Leftist Guerrillas?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 3, 2016 By a margin of 0.4 percent, voters rejected a negotiated agreement that would have made the FARC militia a legal political party. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Big Political Problems Remain Unresolved in Colombia Despite Historic Cease-Fire

Staff / Truthdig Sep 3, 2016 Human rights experts from Colombia explain that although the peace agreement with the rebel group FARC is a milestone, issues of “transitional justice” still plague the country. Among these is addressing the sexual violence that occurred over the years. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Terror We Give Is the Terror We Get

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Feb 9, 2015 Both ISIS and the West revel in brutality that feeds the fever for war. The line that separates us from our enemies is technological, not moral. We are those we fight. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The CIA and NSA Helped Colombia Target and Kill FARC Leaders

BLANK Dec 22, 2013 A clandestine program that began under the Bush administration and continues under the Obama administration led to the killings of at least two dozen leaders of the rebel group, The Washington Post reports. How did the U.S. justify involving itself in assassinations by another government? The same Office of Legal Counsel that OK'd the use of torture said it could. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Colombian Rebel Leader Killed

Staff / Truthdig Sep 24, 2010 Jorge Briceno, aka “Mono Jojoy,” had long operated as a senior leader of the FARC rebel force in Colombia. But on Thursday news came that Briceno had been killed in a military airstrike, dealing a blow to the guerrilla movement and providing a public relations coup for newly minted President Juan Manuel Santos. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Freed Captive Wants Colombia to Pay

Staff / Truthdig Jul 10, 2010 After spending six years as a hostage in Colombia, politician Ingrid Betancourt, who was rescued from her rebel captors in 2008, has filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the Colombian state for "emotional stress and loss of earnings." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )