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Calamity Declared as Wildfires Threaten Villa de Leyva, Colombia
world18 days ago

Calamity Declared as Wildfires Threaten Villa de Leyva, Colombia

Colombia declared a public calamity as wildfires burn around the popular town of Villa de Leyva and across the country, scorching about 290 hectares and leaving containment at roughly 50%. Evacuations were ordered, hotels were impacted, and a large firefighting effort — 400+ personnel and four helicopters — is underway. Authorities are probing possible deliberate ignition as El Niño-driven dryness boosts fire risk through the October–April period.

via The Guardian|
#colombia#el-nino#evacuations
Colombia Tops Killings of Environmental Activists in 2025, Brazil Closely Behind
world23 days ago

Colombia Tops Killings of Environmental Activists in 2025, Brazil Closely Behind

Global Witness's 2025 report finds 124 killings of land and environmental activists worldwide, led by Colombia (39) and Brazil (26); 85% of cases occur in Latin America, driven by land disputes and criminal groups, with indigenous guards often targeted. Brazil's killings have doubled since 2024, and a case in Colombia's Cauca region highlights risks to indigenous leaders. Outside Latin America, 12% of killings occur in Asia (led by the Philippines), and the authors warn that underreporting likely means the true toll is higher.

via BBC|
#brazil#colombia#environmental-defenders
Zack Snyder Goes Indie: A Small-Scale, Personal Shoot for The Last Photograph
entertainment25 days ago

Zack Snyder Goes Indie: A Small-Scale, Personal Shoot for The Last Photograph

Zack Snyder trades studio spectacle for an intimate indie with The Last Photograph, shooting handheld in Colombia with a tiny crew and serving as director-cinematographer; the film, a meditation on death and redemption about a war photographer and a diplomat’s brother, was made without studio backing and marks a shift toward personal storytelling, while Snyder hints at future IP work like an Escape from New York remake and reflects on his DC legacy.

via The Hollywood Reporter|
#colombia#entertainment#indie-filmmaking
Rubio defends Venezuela oil deal as he tours South America
world1 month ago

Rubio defends Venezuela oil deal as he tours South America

Sen. Marco Rubio defends a Venezuela oil deal on a South American tour, saying the arrangement could bring royalties to Venezuelans and signaling expanded U.S. security and economic ties with Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru; critics warn it could threaten sovereignty and hand energy wealth to foreign interests as Washington deepens regional cooperation against drug-trafficking and other security challenges.

via AP News|
#colombia#oil#rubio
Colombia rattled by 5.1 quake, prompting evacuations in Bogotá and Bucaramanga
world1 month ago

Colombia rattled by 5.1 quake, prompting evacuations in Bogotá and Bucaramanga

A 5.1-magnitude earthquake with an epicenter in Los Santos, Santander, Colombia, was felt across central and northeast regions including Bogotá, triggering evacuations in Bogotá and Bucaramanga. The quake occurred around 11:45 am local time at about 149 km depth, with no casualties or damage reported. It follows a much larger 7.4-magnitude quake that struck about 16 days earlier.

via Euronews.com|
#bogota#bucaramanga#colombia
HRW flags social media glamorizing rebels and recruiting Colombian children
world1 month ago

HRW flags social media glamorizing rebels and recruiting Colombian children

Human Rights Watch says dozens of social media accounts glorify rebel life and appear to encourage children to join Colombia’s armed groups, with platforms like Meta and TikTok saying they prohibit such content and have removed flagged accounts. HRW ties most child-recruitment cases to a FARC holdout led by commander Ivan Mordisco, especially in Cauca; Indigenous children make up roughly half of recruitment cases since 2021, Indigenous people account for about 4% of the population, and girls constitute around 40% of recruited children. The group urges the government to prosecute recruiters and calls on social platforms to provide easy reporting channels and to preserve evidence for prosecutors.

via AP News|
#child-recruitment#colombia#farc
Colombia signals hardening on migration with planned deportations
world1 month ago

Colombia signals hardening on migration with planned deportations

Colombia’s incoming government is signaling a tougher stance on irregular migrants, promising immigration raids and deportations while Migracion Colombia operates without a director and awaits the new leadership to implement policy. The move has alarmed Venezuelan migrants displaced by earthquakes and other regional migrants, with advocates noting that residency doors may be closing across Colombia and neighboring countries as the government pursues stricter controls.

via AP News|
#colombia#immigration-policy#latin-america
Colombia's New President Signals Immigrant Crackdown in Early Security Push
world1 month ago

Colombia's New President Signals Immigrant Crackdown in Early Security Push

Colombia's newly inaugurated president Abelardo de la Espriella ordered joint police-migration operations to detain and deport people in irregular status, framing it as a 'Colombians first' security drive as the country recovers from a deadly earthquake; the plan drew criticism from opponents and human rights groups who warn it could target Venezuelan migrants, with experts noting that Colombian law uses the term irregular rather than illegal and that enforcement capacity may be limited.

via The Guardian|
#colombia#deportation#far-right
Landslide at Colombian gold mine leaves 13 dead, raises concerns over artisanal mining
world1 month ago

Landslide at Colombian gold mine leaves 13 dead, raises concerns over artisanal mining

A slope collapse at an open-pit gold mine near Policarpa in Colombia's Nariño region killed 13 workers and left seven injured; officials said the incident was a landslide rather than an explosion, and many workers were part of informal mining operations, including members of the Quillacinga Indigenous group, highlighting safety risks in artisanal mining.

via Mining.com|
#artisanal-mining#colombia#mining
Earthquake exposes years of neglect as Colombia's poorest region bears the toll
world-news1 month ago

Earthquake exposes years of neglect as Colombia's poorest region bears the toll

A powerful earthquake devastates Colombia’s poorest region, Chocó, damaging a hospital refrigeration unit storing blood donations, overwhelming emergency care, and raising urgent needs for beds, wheelchairs, and supplies as aid pours in from across the country and abroad; President De la Espriella pledges infrastructure investment and homelessness subsidies, but residents remain skeptical about long-delayed support for the neglected region.

via apnews.com|
#choco#colombia#disaster-relief