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If you liked this story, share it with other people. Mongabay interviewed Marino Peña, a prominent Indigenous leader from Colombia’s Putumayo region, to hear his take on the incoming government’s ...
News Colombia » Putumayo » Security: Colombia’s Oil Industry At Risk As National Security Crisis Worsens
In a surprise move roughly one month ago Colombia’s Supreme Court ordered the house arrest of former President Àlvaro Uribe after allegations of witness tampering. The considerable controversy this ...
News Colombia » Putumayo » Security: Colombia’s Security Crisis Deals Another Blow To Its Oil Industry
There has also been an uptick in the number of former FARC combatants remobilizing, which is fueling an escalation in violence. This is occurring primarily in rural areas where coca is grown, or major ...
News Colombia » Putumayo » Security: Colombia’s coca substitution transformed lives, but now farmers fear return of violence
Colombian Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez, left, removes a coca plant during his visit to the coca-growing region to speak with farmers about the substitution of illicit crops, in Villagarzon ...
News Colombia » Putumayo » Security: Report highlights humanitarian concerns in Colombia's Putumayo region
BOGOTA, Colombia, July 14 (UNHCR) - Forced displacement remains a major problem in southern Colombia's volatile Putumayo department, according to a report by six local and international ...