House arrest for ex-president Álvaro Uribe Vélez

In an unprecedented move, Colombia’s Supreme Court has put Álvaro Uribe Vélez under house arrest while it decides whether he should stand trial...

Colombia’s key local election outcomes mark a shift away from the political elite

For the first time since the 2016 peace agreement, the Colombia’s political elite fared poorly in the first round of local elections, notably...

Uribe’s day in court set for next Monday

[caption id="attachment_5833" align="aligncenter" width="529"] A previous time when the Supreme Court called for an investigation into former...

Álvaro Uribe aims for ‘extraordinary’ raise on minimum wage

[caption id="attachment_8035" align="aligncenter" width="651"] Álvaro Uribe, governor of Antioquia at the time.[/caption] In a surprise move...

In political about-turn, former President Uribe revokes resignation 

A week after Álvaro Uribe unofficially resigned from Congress on Twitter, the former president has now used the same social media platform to...

Opinion: Is Iván Duque independent or a stand-in?

[caption id="attachment_30614" align="aligncenter" width="673"] Image courtesy of @IvanDuque[/caption] A little less than a week before Iván Duque...

Anatomy of a Resignation: How Uribe went from kingmaker to out of Congress

Former president Álvaro Uribe is today Citizen Uribe after having resigned on Wednesday in response to the Supreme Court calling him in for...

Abortion: Will Colombia see any changes under a new President?

[caption id="attachment_30483" align="aligncenter" width="748"] Image courtesy of @ONUMujeresCol: Twitter.[/caption] Despite the polarising rhetoric...

Historic paramilitary massacres are “crimes against humanity”, Supreme Court declares

[caption id="attachment_6669" align="aligncenter" width="536"] Photo: Silvia Andrea Moreno[/caption] Colombia’s Supreme Court has found that a...

Matador retired from social media after death threats, what happened?

[caption id="attachment_28715" align="alignnone" width="984"] Photo: Matador facebook[/caption] Matador withdraws from social media following death...