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How cuts under Colombia’s de la Espriella threaten a key human rights court
Colombia's president plans to slash spending on a transitional justice court. But war crimes victims fear the cost.
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Most right-wing presidents from neighbouring countries recognize Lula's triumph in Brazil despite Bolsonaro's questions
The radical right-wing José Antonio Kast in Chile and the Colombian president Abelardo de la Espriella noted that they accepted the result of the Brazilian elections.
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Colombian president purges National Museum of works promoting ‘communism’
Far-right President Abelardo de la Espriella says he will wage a 'counterrevolution' against cultural institutions.
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Colombians, fearing for future, march against right-wing president
Thousands of Colombians took to the streets of cities across the country on Wednesday to protest the policies of new right-wing President Abelardo de la Espriella. The demonstrations mark the first show of force by the opposition since de la Espriella took office in August vowing to combat crime and eradicate "narco-terrorists." FRANCE 24's Ramón Campos Iriarte reports from Bogotá, Colombia.
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Thousands of Colombians march against new right-wing president's policies
Thousands of Colombians protested peacefully across the country on Wednesday against right-wing President Abelardo de la Espriella, in the opposition’s first major demonstrations since he took office in August. Former leftist president Gustavo Petro led a rally in Bogota joined by trade unionists, Indigenous groups, students and feminist activists.
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Colombia opposition groups launch protest against de la Espriella’s cuts
Former President Gustavo Petro joined thousands of demonstrators in Bogota in march against austerity, Israel ties.
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Colombia opens embassy in Jerusalem and restores free trade with Israel
Colombia has opened an embassy in West Jerusalem under new far-right President Abelardo de la Espriella.
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The diplomatic appointments of Abelardo de la Espriella collide with the silence of Spain and the United Kingdom
Madrid and London have not welcomed the ambassadors proposed by the President of Colombia, weeks after his appointment
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Direct Latam and De la Espriella's support for former military personnel accused of murder of Jovenel Moïse
Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has expressed his legal support to 17 former soldiers accused of the Jovenel Moïse magncide in 2021, who were transferred to the United States to appear before the courts. In parallel, the president seeks to implement his more than 130-point Anti-Terrorism Statute to "pursue drug terrorist groups" in Colombia. Our journalist Rodrigo Sedano has told us more since our writing in Bogotá.
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Colombian embassy to open in Jerusalem, Israeli FM says
Colombian President Abelardo De la Espriella had promised closer ties with Israel on the campaign trail.
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How Colombia came to have such a high public debt (and why De la Espriella will have to increase it)
The budget presented by the government of La Espriella previews that the debt will reach 66.2% of GDP in 2027, the highest in the country's history.
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Direct Latin and alarms for the possible return of extrajudicial executions in Colombia
The death of Ricardo Andrés Martínez reopened a wound that Colombia could not forget. The 18-year-old was killed during an anti-narcotics police operation and was presented by the authorities and announced by President Abelardo de la Espriella as the son of a head, but his family went out to deny the official version, ensuring that he had no connection with criminal groups, and demanded justice from the Government. Expand the information our journalist Eel María Angulo.
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Colombia extradites leader of armed group to US in shift towards Washington
Colombian President Abelardo De La Espriella has emerged as close ally the of Trump administration in South America.
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How the tourist Santa Marta became the first fire test of De la Espriella's struggle against armed groups in Colombia
The death of alias "Cholo," one of the leaders of a Colombian paramilitary group, unleashed a wave of violence that led to the militarization of the city by order of the president.
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Colombia: The tourist Santa Marta is militarized in the face of a drug paramilitary group
Closed commercials, suspended classes and empty streets marked the day of this Wednesday September 23 in the tourist city of Santa Marta, in the Colombian Caribbean. The Government of Abelardo de la Espriella deployed more than 1,100 police and military personnel following the threat declared by the Sierra Nevada drug paramilitary group Self-Defense Conquistadora.
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Spanish Penalist and friend of Javier Negre: the one chosen by De la Espriella as Colombian ambassador to the European Union
Juan Gonzalo Ospina, a close ally of the President, will lead one of the most important delegations for the South American country after winning fame as a lawyer in media and controversial cases
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