Manifestación contra la violencia policial en Colombia (Bogotá, 13 de septiembre de 2020). Shutterstock / danielr21n

¿Por qué vuelve la violencia a Colombia?

Los disturbios en Bogotá tras la muerte de un abogado por parte de la policía son señal de las importantes tensiones que vive el país. Y la respuesta del gobierno, más que apaciguar, parece estar caldeando el ambiente aún más.
Colombia ended its 52-year conflict with the FARC guerrillas in late 2016. The next president must decide whether to uphold the deal. AP Photo/Ivan Valencia

Colombia’s presidential runoff will be a yet another referendum on peace

Two candidates from Colombia’s May 27 presidential vote will face off on June 17. One is a former guerrilla. The other is a hard-liner. Their views for the nation’s future couldn’t be more different.
Peasant activists in rural Colombia have been under fire since the signing of the country’s 2016 peace plan, which will bring intensive economic development to these areas. Jaime Saldarriaga/Reuters

Colombia’s murder rate is at an all‑time low but its activists keep getting killed

Nearly 300 community organizers and activists have been killed in Colombia since the country’s 2016 peace accord. Who’s behind these targeted assassinations?

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