Health reform: kill or cure?

Petro wants to introduce dramatic changes to Colombia's health system. Find out what he's proposing and whether the cure is worse than the...

Independence day: Celebrations and protests

Thousands of people took part in peaceful independence day protests throughout Colombia today. Protestors gather in Héroes, the focal point for...

Keeping tabs on Colombia’s deadly protests

We look at media sites striving to verify facts during a month of chaotic clashes. Photo: Oli Pritchard Colombia’s national protests have...

One month of protests in Colombia: What’s going on?

After a month of protests in Colombia, it’s time to take stock of where things are and what might happen next.  Photo: Hans Luyckx Stages...

Bogotá running out of drinking water

Chemicals needed to purify the city’s water are not making it through the blockades, and the capital faces the possibility of running out of...

Colombia protests: What’s going on in Cali?

Cali has become the epicentre of Colombia’s protests. With an already heavy presence of armed gangs and high rates of both unemployment and...

Colombia mourns Lucas Villa

Hospital confirms brain death of Lucas Villa, the protestor who was seen shaking hands with riot police on the day he was shot. Lucas Villa...

Colombia protests May 7: Follow the protests as they happen

Bogotá protests are still going, with students in the Parque Nacional already. Police and protestors gather in the Parque Nacional. Photo: Oli...

Violent protests in Colombia: Seven days of protests

Simmering social and economic tensions have led to violent clashes. What now? Heated protests in the centre of Bogotá on May 5. Photo: Hans...

Colombia national strike: May 5, live, as it happens

Bogotá's protests against recent state killings started off in a passionate yet peaceful manner. Here's how the day unfolded. Colombia national...