By: Staff Writer February 17, 2026 Colombian President Gustavo Petro declared an economic, social, and ecological emergency on Wednesday, 11 February, in response to flooding across the north of Colombia. …
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Trump calls Colombia’s Petro an illegal drug dealer
By: Staff Writer October 21, 2025 The war of words between US president Donald Trump and Colombia’s president Gustavo Petro is heating up with Trump calling Petro an “illegal drug…
Colombia’s Petro calls out Trump for murder of Colombians
By: Staff Writer October 14, 2025 Colmbia’s President Gustavo Petro has called out US President Donald Trump for bombing and killing Colombian citizens on board a recently targeted Venezuelan ship…
Colombia agrees to deportations after Trump threatens tariffs
January 28, 2025 Colombia has now agreed to accept US President Donald Trump’s forced deportations after the White House threatened to hit the South American country with tariffs if they…
Smuggling Adapts to Reopening of Colombia-Venezuela Border
By: Insight Crime November 26, 2024 As darkness falls over Cúcuta, Colombia’s bustling border city, shadows provide cover for criminal networks. Each night, illegal dirt tracks connecting the city to…
Ministers of Labor from the Americas Gather in Bogotá to Shape the Future of Work
October 25, 2024 The XXII Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor (IACML) was officially inaugurated today in Bogotá, Colombia, bringing together the high-level authorities of Labor from across the Americas.…
Power Play or Peace? AGC’s Role in Colombia’s Fragile Negotiations
By: Insight Crime October 22, 2024 The strength of Colombia’s powerful AGC criminal group will pose a serious challenge in nascent peace negotiations, according to a recent report, raising concerns…
Violence Against Women Is Being Used as a Weapon of War in Colombia. Again
By: Insight Crime October 15, 2024 In Quibdó, Colombia, local criminal gangs have put women in their crosshairs because of their links to rival groups, resorting to gender-based violence as…
Colombia’s Total Peace Hangs by a Thread After Ceasefire With ELN Expires
By: Insight Crime August 13, 2024 Peace negotiations with Colombia’s last true guerrilla insurgency are on the verge of collapse after the August 3 expiration of a ceasefire between the…
From Total to Partial Peace: Colombia’s Talks With Crime Groups Fragment
By: Insight Crime May 14, 2024 Colombian President Gustavo Petro is being forced to confront the possibility that his flagship security policy, Total Peace (Paz Total), may only have partial…
The Informants of Tibú: How the Colombian State Unleashed a Wave of Femicides
By: Insight Crime April 24, 2024 A banging on the door echoed throughout the house. It was a Sunday morning in January 2021, in Tibú, a municipality in the Colombian…
Colombian Criminals Use Music Industry to Launder Money
By: Insight Crime February 27, 2024 A recent case, together with several past investigations, shows how the music and events industry is being used by organized crime groups to launder…