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Catatumbo, the drama of those displaced by violence and poverty

Published on: February 17, 2025
14:30

Bogotá (Prensa Latina) The escalation of violence unleashed in the region of Catatumbo, in the northeast of Colombia, has already completed a month with a balance of 53,000 displaced, more than 20,000 confined and dozens of dead, according to official figures.

Cuba denounces financing of terrorist groups in Venezuela

Published on: February 8, 2025
08:43

Havana, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Saturday denounced the financing of terrorist groups in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

UN allocates funds for humanitarian aid in Colombia’s Catatumbo

Published on: February 8, 2025
01:01

Bogota, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) United Nations Emergency Coordinator Tom Fletcher approved the allocation of 3.8 million dollars for humanitarian aid to the Catatumbo region, in northeastern Colombia, sources from the organization said on Friday.

Brazil’s Supreme Court defends gradual use of police force in Rio

Published on: February 6, 2025
08:13

Brasilia, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) Justice Edson Fachin, of the Brazilian Supreme Court, defends the progressive use of force by the police of the state of Rio de Janeiro during security operations.

New act of sectarian violence in Syria left several victims

Published on: February 1, 2025
09:54

Damascus, Feb 1 (Prensa Latina) At least 10 people of the Muslim Alawite minority were killed today, by an Islamist gang in the locality of Arzeh, in the north of the province of Hama, some 250 kilometers north of this capital.

Venezuelan police take control of Sucre municipality

Published on: January 27, 2025
00:15

Caracas, Jan 27 (Prensa Latina) The Venezuelan Ministry of Internal Relations, Justice, and Peace informed that units of the Bolivarian National Police Corps and the Armed Forces took control of Sucre municipality, in northern Miranda state, as part of operations to bring peace to that territory.

Pope Francis concerned about tension in Colombia’s Catatumbo region

Published on: January 26, 2025
10:31

Vatican City, Jan 26 (Prensa Latina) Pope Francis expressed his concern on Sunday about the violence that is shaking the region of Catatumbo, in northeastern Colombia.

Colombian government strengthens security in Catatumbo region

Published on: January 24, 2025
08:12

Bogotá, Jan 24 (Prensa Latina) Soldiers and police remain deployed in the Catatumbo region due to the violence generated by the clashes between armed groups in that region of northeastern Colombia.

South Sudan temporarily suspends connection to social networks

Published on: January 23, 2025
09:56

Juba, Jan 23 (Prensa Latina) For three months, the Government of South Sudan suspended the connection to social networks in the country, after accusing them of disseminating violent content from neighboring Sudan, it was known here today.

More than 32 000 displaced people in Colombia due to violence

Published on: January 22, 2025
14:09

Bogota, Jan 22 (Prensa Latina) The situation of insecurity in the Catatumbo region, in northeastern Colombia, has led to the exodus of some 32 thousand people from the conflict zone, according to the Ombudsman of the People, Iris Marín.

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