Director of Medellín’s beloved cultural center in legal battle with city

A mural on the Café Rojo façade has its mouth censored in protest of the cultural center's closure. Image courtesy of Café Rojo photo...

Holberton School Medellín: Training the next generation of software engineers

Holberton School, Medellín. Photo by Sophie Foggin. The Holberton School, first established in San Francisco in 2016, has recently opened a site...

British filmmaker offers a “meditation on forgiveness” in documentary on Colombian conflict

Kate Horne and Jesús Abad Colorado. British documentary filmmaker Kate Horne’s latest documentary film The Witness: Cain and Abel tells the...

Photos from Medellín’s march for the lives of social leaders

"Building a different country is costing us our lives. #BeingASocialLeaderIsNotACrime," read a banner paying homage to María Pilar Hurtado, a social...

What is the government’s current commitment to protecting social leaders in Colombia?

Silent demonstrations take place on on Medellín's metro, July 26, 2019. Image courtesy of Movimiento Defendamos La Paz. According to Colombia’s...

JEP budget for 2020 to reduce by 30 percent

March in defense of the JEP, Bogotá, March 2019. Image courtesy of Deposit Photos. The budget for the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) will...

Irish activists call for end to Cerrejón mine’s human rights abuses

Cerrejón Mine, La Guajira. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Campaigners based over 8000 km away from Colombia are voicing their concerns in...

Humanitarian aid to arrive at Venezuelan border as military standoff brews

Puente Tienditas barricaded by military vehicles. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Yesterday, February 6, Venezuelan military vehicles...

One and the same: Author Laura Restrepo on the blurred lines between journalism and fiction at Medellín’s 2019 Hay Festival

Laura Restrepo in conversation with Juan Diego Mejía at Medellín's 2019 Hay Festival. Photo by Sophie Foggin. Laura Restrepo’s fascination...

Felt the ground tremble? Colombia’s recent earthquakes explained

Nevado del Huila Volcano. Image courtesy of @sgcol - Twitter. Last Tuesday, January 22, the city of Bucaramanga, Santander was rudely awoken at...