Colombia

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Francesca Albanese, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, told the Hague Group conference that it 鈥渉as the potential to signal not just a coalition, but a new moral centre in world politics鈥, reports Ben Radford.

a group of people at a community assembly in Colombia

Workers across Colombia went on strike to defend President Gustavo Petro鈥檚 proposed labour reforms against right-wing opposition obstruction in Congress, reports Ben Radford.

Gustavo Petro

Colombian President Gustavo Petro gave an impassioned speech at the opening ceremony of the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP16) which takes place in Cali, Colombia until November 1, reports Ben Radford.

Gustavo Petro

Thousands of Colombians mobilised across the country on September 19 in defence of the government鈥檚 pension reforms and to reject the attempts by right-wing forces to oust President Gustavo Petro, reports Ben Radford.

March in the streets for Colombia

Thousands took to the streets across Colombia, on June 7, in support of the labour, pension and healthcare reforms proposed by the Gustavo Petro government, reports Zoe Alexandra.

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Peru withdrew its ambassador from Colombia following statements from Colombian President Gustavo Petro in support of ousted Peruvian President Pedro Castillo, reports Peoples Dispatch.

Colombia rally 2023

Tens of thousands of Colombians took to the streets to support progressive social and economic reforms proposed by President Gustavo Petro, reports Ana Zorita.

Gustavo Petro

Colombian President Gustavo Petro denounced climate inaction and called for an end to the war on drugs in his impassioned speech to the United Nations general assembly on September 20, reports Ana Zorita.

Colombia鈥檚 new government, led by President Gustavo Petro, has vowed to tackle violence and illegal mining, enact drug reforms and normalise relations with Cuba and Venezuela. Ian Ellis-Jones reports.

Gustavo Petro became the first left-wing president in the history of Colombia on August 7, reports People's Dispatch.

Colombia's Historic Pact wins election

The victory of the Historic Pact is expected to bring an end to decades of conservative and neoliberal politics which have dominated Colombia, reports People's Dispatch.

Francia M谩rquez and Gustavo Petro

A political earthquake struck Colombia last month, when the left-leaning Historic聽Pact won the first round of the presidential elections after getting 40.3% of the vote, write Vijay Prashad and Taroa Z煤帽iga Silva. Can the left break the cycle of violence to win the second round on June 19?