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Tue29Apr2008

Colombian Lesbian Students Not Wanted at Their School

The following video should horrify you. It shows two young Colombian women, returning to register at their high school after a court ordered that they be allowed to go back to school. The student body is gathered outside, screaming: "We... Read more »

Tuesday, April 29 2008 | 10:00 H

Mon28Apr2008

Colombian School Principal : No Pal to Two Lesbian Students

The following video and story via / Blabbeando horrified me. It shows Colombian high schoolers returning to school after a court decided that the two teenage girls were wrongly expelled for being lesbians. When the girls went back to register,... Read more »

Monday, April 28 2008 | 08:00 H

Hugo Chavez and Gov. Bill Richardson Meet : And All You Did Was Visit Abuela This Weekend

On Saturday, the Latino U.S. President that wasn't, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, met with U.S. Latin American enemy #2 (Cuba is still #1), Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Richardson was lending his support in hostage negotiations with the FARC, especially... Read more »

Monday, April 28 2008 | 06:53 H

Mon14Apr2008

What Colombia's Like...Or Not

Next time you're about to take a trip, you might want to think twice before you pick up a Lonely Planet guidebook. Apparently at least one guidebook author thought it was OK to write about countries he'd never visited, among... Read more »

Monday, April 14 2008 | 14:29 H

Wed09Apr2008

What the Clntons Argue About in Bed : Colombian Free Trade Agreement

While Colombian President Alvaro Uribe slammed presidential wannabe Barack Obama for his public opposition to the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement, it seems he has no friend in Hillary Clinton on the issue either.The presidential campaign of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton... Read more »

Wednesday, April 09 2008 | 15:34 H

Fri04Apr2008

Alvaro Uribe Isn't Endorsing Obama

Why would he, as amigo de Bush and his foreign policy that benefit the least at the expense of the most? Colombian President Alvaro Uribe responded quite harshly to Barack Obama's criticism of the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement. Obama said:"I... Read more »

Friday, April 04 2008 | 11:36 H

Mon17Mar2008

Tens of thousands at Paz Sin Fronteras Concert

The Paz Sin Fronteras concert, held yesterday on the Colombia-Venezuela border was a success by all accounts. As you can see, all the participants, including organizer Juanes, fellow Colombian Carlos Vives, Alejandro Sanz, Miguel Bose, and Juan Luis Guerra,... Read more »

Monday, March 17 2008 | 08:57 H

Fri14Mar2008

Paz Sin Fronteras Concert This Sunday on Colombian-Venezuelan Border

This Sunday, March 16th, on a bridge linking Venezuela and Colombia, music will join the two nations as well, following political drama between the South American countries. The Concierto Paz Sin Fronteras (The Peace Without Borders Concert)will feature Miguel Bosé,... Read more »

Friday, March 14 2008 | 12:31 H

Mon10Mar2008

Colombia and Venezuela Make Nice

After a week of rising tensions between Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Yesterday Venezuela announced that it was reestablishing diplomatic relations with Colombia. This followed a Friday meeting between the parties in the Dominican Republic where the presidents of Ecuador, Venezuela,... Read more »

Monday, March 10 2008 | 18:03 H

Fri07Mar2008

Images from Yesterday's NYC March Against Colombian Paramilitary Violence

Yesterday nearly 300 people gathered in front of the Colombian mission to protest against paramilitary violence in Colombia and violence in general in the South American nation. The crowd was representative of the diverse Latino community that is in... Read more »

Friday, March 07 2008 | 12:11 H

Wed05Mar2008

Aterciopelados : Cancion Protesta

Our friends over at the Latin Americanist posted this same video last week, but now it seems even more relevant. This song is a tribute to the protest song tradition from the 1960's and 70s. The group is seen... Read more »

Wednesday, March 05 2008 | 10:19 H

Tue04Mar2008

Are Colombia, Ecuador & Venezuela Ready to Get Their War On?

The media is all over the story that Ecuador and Venezuela are ready to declare war on Colombia. Ecuador and Venezuela have cut diplomatic ties with Colombia and sent troops to their respective borders with the nation run by Alvaro... Read more »

Tuesday, March 04 2008 | 12:42 H

Fri29Feb2008

Liberated FARC Hostages Thank Chavez, Pray for Betancourt

6 hostages held by the FARC for over 5 years have been released, and they are thanking Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez for "giving them back their lives". However, the hostages report that Ingrid Betancourt, the FARC's "prized" hostage is in... Read more »

Friday, February 29 2008 | 16:51 H

Wed27Feb2008

Colombians Wait for Release of Four FARC Hostages

Thanks to Hugo Chavez (don't you hate when he does something right?), four Colombian hostages held by the FARC for 6 years are set to be released. According to news reports this morning, Venezuelan helicopters are set to go deep... Read more »

Wednesday, February 27 2008 | 08:15 H

Mon04Feb2008

Worldwide Marches Against FARC Today

All over the world today, millions of Colombians are expected to gather, not just demanding peace, as they have been for sometime, but specifically against the FARC. The call is that at noon, whatever time zone you are in, to... Read more »

Monday, February 04 2008 | 10:50 H

Fri25Jan2008

Condi Rice in Colombia

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was in Colombia yesterday pushing for the free trade agreement between the U.S. and the country led by President Alvaro Uribe. The FTA, was first signed in 2006, but has not yet been passed by... Read more »

Friday, January 25 2008 | 09:37 H

Mon21Jan2008

Betancourt's Family to Put the Pressure on FARC

Members of FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt's family say they will not let up on pressuring the Colombian government and the international community to push for more liberations.Lorenzo Delloye [pictured above with his sister], son of the ex-politician kidnapped 6 years... Read more »

Monday, January 21 2008 | 18:47 H

Thu17Jan2008

Colombian Clergy to Negotiate with FARC

Members of the Catholic Church in Colombia are claiming to be in contact with the FARC and attempting to negotiate the release of more hostages. Roman Catholic leader Monsignor Luis Augusto Castro said the Church was in discreet contact with... Read more »

Thursday, January 17 2008 | 08:04 H

Mon14Jan2008

Together Again : Clara Rojas and Emmanuel

After being freed from her time as a hostage with the FARC, Clara Rojas was reunited with her son Emmanuel. The boy, now four, was last with his mother when he was 8 months old and taken from her to... Read more »

Monday, January 14 2008 | 10:21 H

Fri11Jan2008

Chavez: FARC Aren't Terrorists

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez said today that he doesn't consider the FARC a terrorist group and therefore should be removed from the list of international terrorist organizations:"The FARC and the ELN are not terrorist groups, they are armies, real armies... Read more »

Friday, January 11 2008 | 17:30 H

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