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Posts Tagged ‘colombian’
US federal judge orders extradition of convicted former Colombian agriculture minister
nsnbc : A US federal judge in Florida has ordered the extradition of Colombia’s convicted, fugitive former agriculture minister Andres Felipe Arias. The Conservative […]
Former Colombian Supreme Court Chief Justice arrested on corruption charges
nsnbc : Justice Francisco Ricaurte, former Chief Justice of Colombia’s Supreme Court, was arrested Wednesday, for his alleged role in a corruption scandal that […]
Colombian bananas: Supreme Court Justice, under investigation for corruption, refuses to step down
nsnbc : Supreme Court Justice Gustavo Malo who was asked to step down after he and his daughter became suspects in a major corruption […]
Colombian government and ELN agree on bilateral ceasefire ahead of papal visit
nsnbc : The Colombian government and the leftist National Liberation Army (ELN), on Monday, reached an agreement on the implementation of a bilateral ceasefire […]
Colombian government and ELN aim to reach ceasefire by September
nsnbc : The Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) enter permanent peace talks on Monday. The parties aim to reach a bilateral […]
Colombian government captured ELN commander before peace talks, demands ELN stop “taking hostages”
Christof Lehmann (nsnbc) : Colombian authorities captured the alleged ELN commander known as Diego, of the guerrilla’s almost disbanded Central War Front. He was […]
UN blasts Colombian government: 1,400 FARC members on hunger strike
nsnbc : The United Nations, in an extraordinarily harsh statement, blasted the Colombian government for failing to release demobilized FARC members and guarantee their […]
Colombian government backtracks before peace talks with ELN in Quito on July 24
Christof Lehmann (nsnbc) : Colombian government chief negotiator Juan Camilo Restrepo warned that the ELN must agree to a verifiable ceasefire and that ongoing negotiations between […]
Colombian Gov’t Sells Out Indigenous Peoples’ Drinking Water To Western Mining Interests
Wayuu indigenous woman Rosalba Castro, 20, draws water from a community well in Manaure, Colombia, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015. (AP/Fernando Vergara) COLOMBIA— On Colombia’s arid Guajira Peninsula – a region famed for inspiring the magic realism of Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel García-Márquez – a quiet effort to eradicate the Wayuú people, Colombia’s largest indigenous group, […]
Colombian FARC and ELN negotiators meet in Cuba to discuss peace
nsnbc : Negotiators of the demobilizing FARC-EP and the ELN, currently engaged in peace talks with the Colombian government, meet in the Cuban capital […]
Russian escapes Colombian guerrillas by disarming, shooting his abductors
The man, identified as Arsen (Levon) Voskanyan, a dual Russian-Armenian citizen, took his rescue operation into his own hands and broke free from Colombia’s second largest militia, the National Liberation Army, which is more commonly known by its Spanish acronym, ELN. At the time of Voskanyan’s heroics a convoy was actually on its way to […]
Sanders “Berned” Voters, Endorsed Hillary Clinton
nsnbc : Democratic Party presidential candidate Bernie “feel the Bern” Sanders endorsed Hillary Clinton as presidential candidate after conceding defeat. Both Sanders and Clinton stressed that the party had gotten together and stands stronger on a united platform. Sanders conceded defeat, joining Clinton in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Sanders said “Secretary Clinton has won the Democratic nominating […]
Cambodian PM Backs China’s Call to Settle South China Sea Dispute in Bilateral Talks
nsnbc : Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said on Monday that Cambodia will not support the upcoming ruling over territorial disputes in the South China Sea by the Permanent Court of Arbitration, and that Cambodia supports China’s call to settle the disputes through bilateral negotiations. The statement comes amidst growing tensions in the region […]
EU Lifts Ban on Fish from Sri Lanka Considers Ban on Fish from Taiwan
nsnbc : Exports of fish from Sri Lanka to the European Union resumed on Friday, after the EU lifter its ban on fishery products from the country. Meanwhile the EU threatens Taiwan with a ban over illegal fishing practices. The first consignment of fish to be exported to the European Union was “ceremonially” handed over […]
Dorothy Day Refuses To Duck-And-Cover
Print Friendly Above Photo: A huge cloud above Hiroshima, a few hours after the initial explosion on Aug. 6, 1945. (Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum/U.S. Army via AP) On June 15th, 1955, Catholic Worker founder Dorothy Day joined a group of pacifists in refusing to participate in the civilian defense drills scheduled on that day. These drills were to […]
The Man Box and the Cult of Masculinity
14th May 2016 By Derrick Jensen B.Sc Guest Writer for Wake Up World The man box is full of proof. Except that there is no man box, the man box can never be filled, and real men don’t need proof. Let’s start with Abraham and Isaac. You know the story. God tells Abraham to slit […]
Sisi, Abbas discuss resumption of stalled Palestine-Israel peace talks
TCP : Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi and his Palestinian counterpart discussed international and regional efforts to resume stalled peace talks between Palestine and Israel Monday, said Egyptian Presidential Spokesperson Alaa Youssef in a statement. (archives) The two leaders discussed the latest developments in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the steps that will be taken concerning the […]
The Government Just Declared War on Vaping
Michaela Whitton (AM) : As people have taken up vaping in droves, it was only a matter of time before the joy police pulled up and slapped rules on the electronic substitute. This week, the Food and Drug Administration did exactly that when it announced U.S. tobacco regulations will be extended to e-cigarettes. You can […]
Erdogan Blacklists over 1,200 Belgians
nsnbc : The administration of Turkey’s President R. Tayyip Erdogan blacklisted over 1,200 Belgians, banning them from entering Turkey. Most of those on Erdogan’s Belgian Blacklist are of Turkish descent. The names of those on the blacklist have not been published. The blacklist is, however, believed to be linked to the recent disclosure that the Erdogan […]