Colombia: Ex-FARC Member and Peace Deal Signatory Assassinated

John Freddy Vargas was shot multiple times while traveling with his girlfriend on a motorcycle.

So far, including Vargas, another four ex-FARC members and peace agreement signatories have been murdered in 2020.

Colombia: Bus Accident Leaves Eight Fatal Victims

The type of vehicle involved in the accident is known in Colombia as 'ladder bus' or 'chiva', specially adapted to travel the most rugged roads in the country and therefore are used in rural areas.

According to preliminary data, the vehicle suffered mechanical failures, losing its brakes and overturning, announced local authorities.

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Demonstrators take part in a protest against the government of Colombia's President Ivan Duque, in Bogota, Colombia, January 21, 2020.

Colombia's Indigenous Demand Justice After 20 Leaders Killed

Castillo, who participates in the World Encounter Against Imperialism, remarked that there is a systematic massacre occurring in his country.

This is the first protest of the year, after the massive demonstrations in November and December

Protests Continue In Colombia Against Ivan Duque's Policies

Popular sectors took to the main streets rejecting the assassination of social leaders, abuses by the police and neoliberal policies.

The Cordobexia Social Foundation called on the Colombian government to protect and guarantee the exercise of human rights in the country.

One More Social Leader Killed In Colombia, 21 So Far in 2020

Social movements have strongly denounced the lack of protection for social leaders in Colombia.

One of three vehicles attacked by armed men in the Jamundi municipality, Colombia, Jan. 16, 2020.

Colombia: Armed Incursion to Jamundi Leaves Five Civilians Dead

Illegal armed groups, possibly related to drug trafficking, threw explosives into three vehicles in which the victims were traveling.

The ex-guerrilla group FARC denounced the murders of 60 members of the party - a total of 180 since the peace agreement was signed in November 2016.

17 Social Leaders Assassinated so Far This Year in Colombia

Violence is a constant in Colombia's reality, as threats, attacks, kidnappings and assassinations take place nationwide, practically daily.

Organizations protest against the assassination of social leaders in Caloto, Cauca Valley, Colombia, January 2020.

Colombia: Two Indigenous Leaders Were Killed in Cauca Valley

An unidentified armed group shot at members of the Quintin Lame's Grandchildren Movement in Caloto.

Colombia: A Woman Is the First Social Leader Killed This Year

Hitmen arrived and Gloria Ocampo’s home and made sure of her identity before committing the crime.

Colombia's Truth Commission Rejects Threats to Social Leaders

Colombia's Truth Commission urged the Colombian government and regional entities to take urgent action to protect the lives of the threatened social leaders