COLOMBIA

Organizations urge to dialogue to solve social crisis in Colombia

Published on: July 7, 2021
16:11

Bogota, Jul 7 (Prensa Latina) Several international organizations on Wednesday agree that dialogue is crucial to solve the social crisis in Colombia, which has worsened since April 28 when a national strike began.

Ocular aggressions by Colombian police documented

Published on: July 4, 2021
10:31

Bogota, Jul 4 (Prensa Latina) The Movement of Victims Against Ocular Aggressions by the Mobile Riot Squad (ESMAD) of the National Police of Colombia documents 82 cases during the national strike to this day, but estimates there could be nearly 200 including other scenarios.

Bogota Philharmonic Orchestra closes music festival in Colombia

Published on: July 4, 2021
08:28

Bogotá, Jul 4 (Prensa Latina) The Bogota Philharmonic Orchestra is performing the 'Opera without Borders', a selection of the best moments of this musical genre, during the closing day of the Cartagena Music Festival in Colombia, considered the greatest festival of classical music in Cartagena.

FM Arreaza condemns political bias from The New York Times

Published on: July 2, 2021
07:06

Caracas, Jul 2 (Prensa Latina) Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza on Thursday condemned ¨the lack of self-criticism and dialogue¨ of The New York Times in reference to its biased reporting line against Venezuela.

Government of Colombia asked to stop massacre against young people

Published on: June 28, 2021
09:29

Bogotá, Jun 28 (Prensa Latina) The secretary general of Colombia's Labor Federation (CUTC, in Spanish), Francisco Maltés Tello, demanded that the government of Iván Duque stop the massacre against young people.

Colombia marked by another violent weekend

Published on: June 27, 2021
12:49

Bogota, Jun 27 (Prensa Latina) The massacre of five farmers, the murder of three policemen and the assassination of a former guerrilla in the department of Cauca marked on Sunday another violent weekend in Colombia.

Covid-19 is leading cause of death in Colombia

Published on: June 26, 2021
09:10

Bogota, Jun 25 (Prensa Latina) Covid-19 has become the leading cause of death in Colombia in Q1 2021, reporting as many as 26,321 deaths, the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) said.

Leftists in the world support popular rebellion in Colombia

Published on: June 25, 2021
13:38

Bogota, Jun 25 (Prensa Latina) Left-wing organizations and parties in the world on Friday expressed their support for the people's rebellion in Colombia, where for almost two months citizens have been protesting against the neoliberal policies taken by the Ivan Duque Government.

Colombian figures praise Cuba’s advance in Covid-19 vaccine candidate

Published on: June 24, 2021
10:50

Bogota, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) Colombian politicians praised Cuba's advances in the development of its vaccine candidate Abdala, which complies with the efficacy requirements set by the World Health Organization.

Congressman Marín claims that Colombia turned its back on Cuba

Published on: June 24, 2021
07:15

Bogota, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) Colombian lawmaker Sergio Marín on Wednesday claimed that his nation's abstention at the UN vote against the US blockade imposed on Cuba is to brush off and turn its back on our brotherly country.

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