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Colombia: peace talks with ELN rebels announced
Representatives of Colombia's government and the rebel National Liberation Army met in Caracas to announce that they are opening formal peace negotiations.
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Colombians re-mobilize for peace
Thousands marched for peace across Colombia as President Manuel Santos was awared the Nobel prize for his accord with the FARC—despite its rejection in a plebiscite.
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Colombia: FARC peace deal signed in Cartagena
Colombia's long civil war came to an official end as President Juan Manuel Santos met with FARC leader "Timochenko" in the Caribbean port of Cartagena to sign a formal peace pact.
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ELN ‘armed strike’ shuts down Colombia’s east
Business and transportation across much of Colombia's eastern plains and mountains were paralyzed this week in an "armed strike" called by the National Liberation Army guerillas.
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Controversy over FARC ‘concentration zones’
Under the plan for demobilization of Colombia's FARC guerillas, special zones are to be established for fighters to "concentrate" and then be integrated into civilian life.
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Colombia: Uribe calls for ‘civil resistance’
Colombia's former president and now hardline right-wing opposition leader Álvaro Uribe called for "civil resistance" against the peace dialogue with the FARC guerillas.
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Colombia: thousands displaced in new fighting
More than 3,000 members of indigenous and Afro-descendant communities have been displaced as Colombia's Chocó department is convulsed by conflict with the ELN guerillas.
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Colombia: renewed war with ELN guerillas
ELN rebels attacked an army barracks in Arauca and President Manuel Santos pledged to strike back hard—dashing hopes for a peace dialogue with Colombia's second guerilla group.
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Colombia: peace talks with ELN guerillas?
Colombia's government says it hopes to extend the peace process to the ELN guerillas—and claims to have identified the remains of their revered founder, Camilo Torres.
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Colombia: 1,500 civilians to face war-related charges
Colombian prosecutors say they will seek to charge some 1,500 civilians with conflict-related crimes allegedly committed by guerilla groups like the FARC as part of any peace deal.
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Colombia: peace efforts bear (tentative) fruit
Colombians made history as tens of thousands took to the streets in cities and towns nationwide to show their support for peace talks between the government and FARC guerillas.
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Colombia: rights situation grim despite peace talks
A UN report warns that Colombia's humanitarian situation remains severe in spite of ongoing peace talks with the FARC, stressing continued paramilitary activity.