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Global Witness Reveals 2019 Was 'Deadliest Year on Record' for Eco-Defenders, With 212 Murdered Worldwide
At least 212 eco-defenders were murdered around the world last year, according to a new annual report. (Image: Global Witness)
'We Cannot Continue to Live Like This': Mass Protests in Colombia Latest in Latin American Uprisings
Eoin Higgins, staff writer
People march during a nationwide strike called by students, unions and indigenous groups to protest against the government of Colombia's President Ivan Duque in Medellin, Colombia, on November 21, 2019.
"What happened in Chile sent a forceful message."
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Attendees of Secret Meeting for 'US Military Assault' on Venezuela Revealed
Eoin Higgins, staff writer
With the backing of the Trump administration, opposition leader Juan Guaidó declared himself "interim president" earlier this year.
"Few of these figures are well known by the public, yet many have played an...
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As Guaidó Returns to Venezuela, Pence Threatens 'Swift Response' If Opposition Leader Arrested
Jake Johnson, staff writer
Leader of right-wing opposition—attempting to overthrow the elected government...
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With Trump Pushing Regime Change in Venezuela, Critics Warn News Outlets Failing US Viewers Once Again
Confirming US Orchestration, Report Details Pence's Key Phone Call to Venezuelan Opposition Leader
Trump's Threats of Military Action in Venezuela Rejected Across Latin America
A New Era Begins as Colombian Congress Approves FARC Peace Deal
Nobel Hypocrisy as Colombia Marxists Excluded from Prestigious Peace Prize
'Unspeakably Sad': Colombia Voters Narrowly Reject Landmark Peace Deal
Colombians celebrate the signing of the peace accord in Bogotá on Wednesday.
'It Is Time to Give Peace a Chance': Historic FARC Peace Deal Achieved
Historic Ceasefire Reached Between Colombia, Leftist FARC Rebels
Families of Death Squad Victims Allowed to Sue Chiquita Executives
Accused of War Crimes, Oil Giant Shielded by US Supreme Court
Citing Cancer Fears, Colombia Ends US-Backed Toxic Fumigation Program
US Supreme Court Rejects Terror Claims Against Chiquita

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Cruel Joke: What Will Your Mother's Day Flowers Cost?
This Mother's Day, Americans will buy over $2 billion worth of cut flowers for their doubtless worthy mothers. Alas, other worthy mothers - many in Colombia's Bogotá Savanna - will have often produced them, enduring injuries, pesticides, birth defects and obscenely low wages for your pleasure. Also their kids sometimes. Maybe get her a (locally grown) perennial instead?
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Organizations Urge Governments to Protect Activists and Communities Threatened by Armed Groups During COVID-19 Pandemic
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Decision Not to Decriminalize Abortion in Colombia Is a Missed Opportunity
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EarthRights International Urges Congress to Cancel Corporate Abuse
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The U'wa Nation Continues Lawsuit Against Colombia at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights...
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Colombia: Peace Agreement Must Open the Door to Justice
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Human Rights Claims against Chiquita for Funding Colombian Paramilitaries Will Proceed in U.S. Court
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