Category: Andes
May 7, 2015 > Staff
Venezuela Military Officers Jailed Over Alleged Coup Plot
Top Story — Eight Venezuelan military officers have been imprisoned after being convicted of plotting to overthrow the government, Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López announced Wednesday. The group of mostly […] Read More >
May 6, 2015 > Staff
One Killed, Two Injured in Peru Mining Clashes
Top Story — One person was killed and two were injured in Peru on Tuesday, as protesters clashed with police during demonstrations against a $1.4 billion copper mining project. The […] Read More >
May 5, 2015 > Staff
Report: Colombian Coca Cultivation Increased in 2014 After 6 Years in Decline
Top Story — The rate of coca cultivation for cocaine production has increased in Colombia for the first time in seven years, according to a new White House report that […] Read More >
April 22, 2015 > Staff
U.S. Anti-Drug Chief to Retire After Colombia ‘Sex Party’ Allegations
Top Story — Michelle Leonhart, the head of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, will soon resign, Attorney General Eric Holder announced Tuesday, as controversy endures over her handling of a […] Read More >
April 20, 2015 > Camila Osorio
Violentology: An Interview with Photojournalist Stephen Ferry
Stephen Ferry is an American photographer who has captured dangerous and tragic scenes of the Colombian armed conflict for twelve years. Ferry published a collection of his and his Colombian […] Read More >
April 16, 2015 > Staff
After 10 Soldiers Killed, Colombia Resumes Bombing of FARC
Top Story — At least 10 Colombian soldiers were killed and 17 injured Wednesday in an attack carried out by FARC rebels, which prompted President Juan Manuel Santos to reinstate […] Read More >
April 6, 2015 > Staff
U.S. Army May Investigate Colombia Child Rape Claims
Top Story — The U.S. Army may investigate accusations of sexual assault against its soldiers and contractors in Colombia, a spokesman said Friday, the military’s first response to claims published […] Read More >
March 31, 2015 > Staff
Party of Bolivian President Takes Losses in Regional Polls
Top Story — The political party of Bolivia’s President Evo Morales lost several key seats in legislative and gubernatorial elections on Sunday, reports suggest, following Morales’ re-election last year to […] Read More >
March 23, 2015 > Staff
Anti-Drug Spraying in Colombia May Cause Cancer
Top Story — A chemical used in a controversial aerial fumigation program as part of U.S.-funded anti-drug efforts in Colombia may cause cancer, according to a new study by an […] Read More >
March 22, 2015 > Cleuci de Oliveira
Great Reads Round-Up: March 16-22
Colombia: Is the End in Sight to the World’s Longest War? Ed Vulliamy. The Guardian. March 15, 2015. (4,001 words) Since 2012, the Colombian government and the leftwing guerrilla group […] Read More >