Colombia

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Venezuelans in Colombia call for release of political prisoners

Venezuelans living in Colombia gathered on Saturday night to pray and demand the release of political prisoners in their homeland, calling for an end to persecution and inhumane treatment.

13/10/2025

Colombia

Car bomb and attack on a helicopter in Colombia kill at least 17

Colombian President Gustavo Petro attributed both attacks to dissidents of the defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, commonly known as FARC, adding that an alleged member of the group was arrested in the area of the helicopter explosion.

22/08/2025

Scenes

Watch: The kitesurfer inspiring Colombia's indigenous Wayuu tribe

In partnership with Media City

Nelson Gomez, a kitesurfing champion and member of Colombia's Wayuu tribe, empowers indigenous youth by teaching them kitesurfing.

18/08/2025

Colombia

Colombian presidential hopeful dies weeks after rally shooting

Uribe Turbay's assassination has sent shockwaves through the country and reignited fears that Colombia could again experience the wave of political violence that marred the 1990s.

11/08/2025

Colombia

Colombian senator Uribe in critical condition after shooting at rally

A 15-year-old boy is in custody following the attack on conservative presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe at a campaign event in Bogota on Saturday.

10/06/2025

Colombia

6.5-magnitude earthquake strikes Colombia, no casualties reported

An earthquake of 6.5 magnitude struck Colombia on Sunday, felt across much of the country. No casualties reported. Tremors of 4 to 4.6 followed shortly.

08/06/2025

Colombia

Colombian presidential candidate Uribe shot at a rally in Bogotá

Senator and presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay is in critical condition after the attack on Saturday, which is being investigated by the authorities.

08/06/2025

Colombia

Rebel group committing ‘widespread abuses’ in Colombia — NGO

Human Rights Watch says more than 56,000 people have been displaced since January, and accuses rebel fighters of executions, forced labour and child recruitment.

26/03/2025

Colombia

Colombia's president reveals push to replace coca with other crops

The initiative aims to eradicate 25,000 hectares of coca bushes within 140 days while maintaining military operations against rebel groups in the northeast that profit from the drug trade.

04/03/2025

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Colombian man caught with cocaine under toupee at Cartagena airport

Colombian police arrested a man at an airport in Cartagena for trying to smuggle cocaine under a toupee on a flight to Amsterdam. The 220 grams of drugs were worth €10,000 euros.

26/02/2025

Colombia

Cocaine is 'no worse than whiskey', says Colombia's president

During a six-hour government meeting that was broadcast live, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said legalised cocaine could be "sold like wine".

06/02/2025

Colombia

Colombians flee to Venezuela as rebel violence escalates

At least 80 people have been killed and more than 18,000 forced to leave their homes in Colombia amid escalating violence between rebel groups.

22/01/2025

Colombia

Violence in northeast Colombia leaves 80 dead and thousands displaced

Colombian President Gustavo Petro recently ended peace talks with the National Liberation Army (ELN), one of the armed groups involved in the fighting, saying it had "no will for peace".

20/01/2025

Colombia

Colombian navy finds 'narco sub' in new Australia trafficking route

The discovery of a semi-submersible vessel carrying cocaine in the Pacific was part of a global six-week operation against drug smugglers.

28/11/2024

The Road To Green

Silencing the guns, not the birds: the EU and Colombia on a mission to make 'Peace with nature'

In partnership with The European Commission

In this episode of The Road to Green, we travel to Colombia, host of the COP16 conference on biodiversity and Europe's partner in efforts to bring about peace and restore nature.

20/11/2024

The Road To Green

‘Guardians of Nature’: Indigenous peoples, key players in protecting biodiversity

In partnership with The European Commission

At the COP16 conference in Cali, there was a vote in favour of strengthening the status of Indigenous and local communities in future United Nations negotiations about biodiversity. This is why the European Commission lent its support to this initiative.

20/11/2024

Nature

COP16 ends in failure despite all indicators for nature ‘blinking red’

There were some breakthroughs for Indigenous peoples and on genetic data, but the Cali conference did not deliver on time.

04/11/2024

Colombia

COP16 Biodiversity Summit: Global leaders gather in Cali

140 ministers and a dozen heads of state are expected to participate in the second week of the conference.

29/10/2024

Scenes

Watch: The Colombian couple tackling homelessness using plastic pollution

In partnership with Media City

John Berrio López and Kelly Rodríguez collect plastic bottles from overflowing landfills and turn them into sustainable structures like schools and houses.

28/10/2024

Green News

Good news for the Amazon as Colombia cuts deforestation by 36%

President Gustavo Petro is coming good on his election promise to cut tree felling.

09/07/2024

Green News

Euroviews. It’s the Amazon’s turn to lead on global climate action

It seems easier to resign ourselves to a world marked by constant climate catastrophes than to imagine a reality in which our economies and energy systems are released from the shackles of the fossil fuel industry, Colombian President Gustavo Petro writes.

21/03/2024

Culture news

Gabriel García Márquez: Is it wise to go against a dead man's wishes?

Gabriel García Márquez's unfinished novel was published by his sons against the Nobel laureate's wishes.

13/03/2024

Colombia

Former Pablo Escobar associate arrested on drug charges in Colombia

A former associate of the late Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar has been arrested on drug trafficking charges at his luxury villa in Medellín.

10/03/2024

Art

Shakira’s hometown unveils a giant statue of Colombian pop star

The pop superstar took to X - formerly Twitter - to thank the bronze statue's creators for the tribute.

28/12/2023

Climate

How did children in Colombia capture climate change on film?

Wayuu youth are suffering due to climate-driven drought. These photos show the world the challenges they face.

08/12/2023

Green News

Coal from this Colombian mine arrives in Europe ‘tainted with blood’

Indigenous communities living by the Swiss-owned Cerrejón mine in Colombia describe their suffering over the past 40 years.

21/10/2023