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Illegal weapons are behind 76% of firearm homicides in Colombia (opens the original)
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A gun is produced thousands of miles from Colombia and only ends up in the hands of a local criminal after crossing several borders and changing hands multiple times. Although 76% of homicides committed with firearms in the South American country were carried out with illegal weapons, according to the National Police, reconstructing the route they took to reach the black markets is not easy for authorities. Records show that a large share come from the United States, while Turkey appears as the
Rain threatens Cali’s improvised shelters: ‘We have nowhere to go’ (opens the original)
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In Cali, life depends on it not raining. In front of a pile of rubble that until three days ago was a seven-story building, residents of the Cuarto de Legua neighborhood make the sign of the cross and look to the sky, as if salvation or doom might come down from there. Others lift their eyes to the treetops, hoping the clouds will keep passing by. In Colombia’s third most populous city, and one of the hardest hit by Monday’s earthquake, at least two weeks have gone by without a drop of water. No
De la Espriella begins cuts to peace agencies (opens the original)
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Colombia’s president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella has declared war on the entities created to achieve and sustain peace. The far-right politician has announced that, in the year that marks the 10th anniversary of the peace agreement with the FARC guerrilla, the government will close several offices dedicated to carrying out the measures that were negotiated to end the conflict, and in their place, will create a national security commission. Three weeks before taking office, the former criminal
Petro leaves office with Colombia’s largest armed group still standing (opens the original)
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With less than a month left in Gustavo Petro’s presidency, he is closing out his administration by stepping up military operations against the Gulf Clan, Colombia’s largest drug-trafficking organization. In just three days, the armed forces launched two attacks against the group in the north of the country. In southern Bolívar, military troops killed “Diamante,” one of the group’s regional commanders, in an operation in an area rich in gold deposits, marked by a limited state presence and a long
In Colombia, Petro prepares for a transition without De la Espriella (opens the original)
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Over the past week, pivotal decisions concerning the final stretch of Gustavo Petro’s presidency have been made at the Casa de Nariño, Colombia’s seat of government. The transition process, which began two weeks ago with a pledge to be “orderly, auditable, verifiable and transparent,” was suspended indefinitely on Tuesday amid disputes between the outgoing and incoming presidents. Faced with that breakdown, Petro is seeking ways to legally safeguard the conclusion of his administration. Early Tu
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