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Colombian opposition leader alleges smear campaign

Published on: September 30, 2026
15:14

Bogota, Sep 30 (Prensa Latina) Ivan Cepeda, the opposition leader in the Colombian Senate, has alleged that a plot is being orchestrated against him to implicate him in supposed illegal activities and subsequently subject him to legal proceedings in the United States.

Repeal of environmental protection rule rejected in Colombia

Published on: September 30, 2026
14:59

Bogota, Sep 30 (Prensa Latina) The Committee for the Defense of Water and the Santurban Paramo rejected a decree by Colombia's Ministry of Environment repealing the resolution that had designated that ecosystem as a reserve zone.

Colombia: Pacto Historico condemns attacks against congresswomen

Published on: September 29, 2026
13:44

Bogota, Sep 29 (Prensa Latina) The Pacto Historico political movement and its congressional caucus condemned the identity theft and disinformation campaigns targeting women who oppose the government.

Cuban university strengthens academic cooperation with Colombia

Published on: September 29, 2026
13:14

Cienfuegos, Cuba, Sep 29 (Prensa Latina) The "Carlos Rafael Rodriguez" University of Cienfuegos and the Foundation for Comprehensive Training and Human Development (FIDEH) are consolidating their academic cooperation through a research group composed of faculty members from educational institutions in Cali, Colombia.

Colombia: Anniversary of Cuba’s largest mass organization celebrated

Published on: September 28, 2026
07:59

Bogota, Sep 28 (Prensa Latina) Members of the Cuban state mission in Colombia celebrated the 66th anniversary of the founding of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR), the island's largest mass organization.

Tension persists after violent escalation in Santa Marta, Colombia

Published on: September 24, 2026
15:03

Bogota, Sep 22 (Prensa Latina) The situation in Santa Marta remains tense following a day of violence attributed to alleged reprisals by the group *Autodefensas Conquistadores de la Sierra Nevada* (ACSN) in response to Colombian Army operations against them.

Colombia: Funding cuts to impact search for missing persons

Published on: September 24, 2026
14:58

Bogota, Sep 22 (Prensa Latina) The reduction in budgetary resources announced for 2027 for Colombia's Unit for the Search for Persons Deemed Missing (UBPD) will undermine the tasks currently carried out by the agency.

Violence escalates in Santa Marta, Colombia, after military operation

Published on: September 24, 2026
14:57

Bogota, Sep 22 (Prensa Latina) Santa Marta, the capital of the northern department of Magdalena, is experiencing an escalation of violence due to alleged reprisals by the group *Autodefensas Conquistadores de la Sierra Nevada* (ACSN) in response to Army operations against them.

Colombian President to meet Costa Rican counterpart

Published on: September 24, 2026
14:52

Bogota, Sep 22 (Prensa Latina) Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella will meet with his Costa Rican counterpart, Laura Fernandez, in Barranquilla to discuss matters of mutual interest, the Colombian Presidency previously announced.

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