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Colombia: land occupation turns violent
A hacienda owner in Colombia's Cauca region is demanding payment for damages to his property after indigenous protesters clashed there with security forces.
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Coca-Cola faces terrorism charges in Colombia
Coca-Cola is one of more than 50 companies to be charged with financing the now-disbanded Colombian paramilitary network AUC, a designated terrorist organization.
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Colombia: para terror despite FARC ceasefire
Five campesino leaders were assassinated by presumed paramilitary hitmen on the same day that the Colombian government's official ceasefire with the FARC took effect.
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‘Taking of Caracas’ —despite pre-emptive arrests
Venezuela's opposition Table for Democratic Unity (MUD) claimed success in its massive mobilization dubbed the "Toma de Caracas"—despite pre-emptive arrests of leaders.
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Bolivia: vice-minister killed by protesting miners
A deputy interior minister in Bolivia's government was abducted and killed by striking miners in a conflict over privatization of mineral claims on the Altiplano.
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Ecuador: rival demonstrators fill streets of Quito
Thousands marched peacefully in Quito to oppose the "totalitarianism and repression" of President Rafael Correa—whose supporters held large counter-demonstrations.
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FARC demobilization advances —amid dissent
The FARC established a Verification Team to oversee demobilization of their fighters—amid dissent both from Colombia's right-wing establishment and dissident rebel factions.
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Colombia: illegal mining the ‘new coca’?
Outlaw mining operations are a growing sideline for Colombia's narco networks, in a nexus with paramilitaries and companies operating on the margins of the law.
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Colombia: terror targets indigenous leaders
A total of 18 indigenous campesinos in Colombia's Cauca region have been killed this year, in a paramilitary campaign of intimidation against land recovery efforts.
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Peasant strikes mobilize again in Colombia
Indigenous protesters blocked the rail line carrying coal from the massive Cerrejón mine in Colombia's La Guajira region, as pressure again mounts on peasant demands.
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Bolivia unveils ‘anti-imperialist’ military school
Bolivian President Evo Morales dedicated a new international military academy, which will seek to counter the influence of the US and Pentagon in the developing world.
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Bogotá: controversy over urban clearance
Authorities in Bogotá began demolishing a notorious district near the city center locally known as "the Bronx"—but seemingly no plans were made for the displaced residents.