Sputnik – 23.06.2016 Military observers from Uruguay are ready to go to Colombia to monitor the newly-achieved ceasefire between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla group, Uruguay’s Deputy Defense Ministry Jorge Menendez told Sputnik. The government of Colombia announced on Wednesday that a deal had been reached on a ceasefire […]
teleSUR | June 21, 2016 Any accord reached by the negotiators in Cuba will need to be confirmed by a popular consultation. The Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) are set to sign a final peace agreement on July 20th, which could put an end to more than 50 years of […]
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By Jonathan Marshall | Consortium News | March 31, 2016 Cuban and U.S. leaders overcame immense obstacles to end more than a half century of confrontation between their countries with President Barack Obama’s visit to Havana. But they were unable to end more than a half century of political violence in Colombia by brokering a […]
Exclusive: A resurgence of drug-connected right-wing terrorism in Colombia has undercut a historic peace deal between the government and the main leftist rebel group, writes Jonathan Marshall. By Jonathan Marshall Cuban and U.S. leaders overcame immense obstacles to end more…Read more →
teleSUR – March 30, 2016 The Colombian government announced the launch of formal peace talks on Wednesday with the country’s second-largest rebel group the National Liberation Army or ELN. The announcement takes place after the guerrilla group freed two hostages to meet a government condition for the start of formal peace talks. During a joint […]
By W. T. Whitney | CounterPunch | March 24, 2016 Paramilitaries and armed thugs have long sullied politics in Latin America, most notably in Colombia and recently in Honduras. A recent increase in politically motivated killings in Colombia coincided with final preparations for signing a peace agreement between the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) […]
By Justin Podur – teleSUR – February 8, 2016 The U.S. has announced funding for a new Plan Colombia as the country moves towards a resolution to its civil war. What is its real purpose? Colombia’s peace process has entered its final phase. Agreements have been reached on land reform, political participation, and the rights […]
A week and a half ago news emerged from Havana that the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) and the Colombian government had reached a framework for a final peace agreement to be signed within six months. This was hailed as a breakthrough in the half-century-old conflict and an opportunity to bring peace to the people of Colombia.
By Matt Peppe | Just the Facts | October 4, 2015 A week and a half ago news emerged from Havana that the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) and the Colombian government had reached a framework for a final peace agreement to be signed within six months. This was hailed as a breakthrough in […]
