Joe Parkin Daniels
The Guardian
Colombia
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Gang warfare traps thousands in Haiti slum as fuel crisis add to desperation
Calls for aid to be let into Port-au-Prince district after weeks of violence leave dozens dead and cut supplies of food and water → Read More
War on drugs prolonged Colombia’s decades-long civil war, landmark report finds
Truth commission’s report, touted as a chance to heal after half a century of bloodshed, called for a ‘substantial change in drug policy’ → Read More
Can Colombia’s first leftwing president deliver change? – podcast
Gustavo Petro has been elected as the Latin American country’s first leftist leader. But he faces a huge challenge if he is to deliver on his promises, says Joe Parkin Daniels → Read More
Gustavo Petro: first leftist president faces tough challenge in Colombia
Despite the election euphoria, Petro has a thin mandate and is viewed with suspicion by many → Read More
Former guerrilla Gustavo Petro wins Colombian election to become first leftist president
Former fighter in the M-19 militia beat populist business tycoon and fellow political outsider Rodolfo Hernández in runoff on Sunday → Read More
‘Let’s make history’: Colombia could elect first leftist president in runoff
The election is being contested by mayor of Bogotá Gustavo Petro and populist business tycoon Rodolfo Hernández → Read More
Colombian mayor who called Hitler ‘great German thinker’ could be country’s next president
TikTok using, elite-bashing, Hitler-praising candidate revels in his unruly behavior yet is now tied with his leftist opponent → Read More
Colombia presidential election: leftist former guerilla and populist outsider head to runoff
Rivals Gustavo Petro will face Rodolfo Hernández on 19 June amid growing discontent over inequality and inflation → Read More
Colombia goes to the polls in historic election that could see turn to left
Presidential frontrunner is former leftist guerrilla Gustavo Petro in country ruled for decades by the right → Read More
Has Colombian left’s time come at last as ex-rebel closes in on presidency?
After a century of rightwing rule and decades of civil war, Gustavo Petro goes into Sunday’s election as the frontrunner → Read More
World’s most violent cities: Medellín crime surge helps Latin America top list
Region has two-thirds of world’s most dangerous cities, with Bogotá, Rio, Mexico City and San Salvador also named in study → Read More
‘She represents me’: the black woman making political history in Colombia
Leftwinger Francia Márquez is on course to become the first black female vice-president of a deeply unequal country → Read More
‘Incredible cruelty’: gang battles leave 150 dead in Haitian capital
Scores wounded as violence paralyses Port-au-Prince forcing thousands to flee their homes → Read More
‘It’s total terror’: Colombian cartel retaliates over kingpin’s arrest
Otoniel’s Gulf Clan militiamen shut down northern regions, blocking roads and holding residents hostage in their houses → Read More
Killed by abortion laws: five women whose stories we must never forget
As the US supreme court threatens to undo 49 years of access to safe and legal terminations, five women who died because of bans on abortion stand as warnings of what is at stake globally → Read More
Alleged Colombian cartel head due in New York court after extradition
Victims of paramilitaries demand Dairo Antonio Úsuga come clean about atrocities committed by forces he commanded → Read More
‘The smell is terrible’: toxic foam clouds float through streets of Bogotá suburb
Foul-smelling foam blankets homes and businesses and sends residents of Mosquera fleeing, as officials say don’t get too close → Read More
Colombia urged to investigate botched army raid that left four civilians dead
March raid in remote Putumayo village was intended to target former Farc dissidents now involved in cocaine trade → Read More
Not just ‘cocaine and war’: Colombian pride at Oscar-winning Encanto’s positive portrayal
Animated film, influenced heavily by magical realism, breaks frequent representation as country beset by drugs and violence → Read More
Colombia could elect first black female vice-president as poll leader names pick
Francia Márquez, 40, an environmental campaigner who has survived at least one assassination attempt, is leftist Gustavo Petro’s running mate → Read More