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The longer view

In the aftermath of the election, CPT Colombia has been meeting with the community of El Guayabo to assess what the result means for them

Is peace on the horizon?

Last weekend, Colombia’s future looked set to take a sharp turn to the right. Preliminary results from the presidential election give a razor-thin lead, less

people sorting through bombed rubble

Is peace on the horizon?

Is peace on the horizon between the USA and Iran? A Memorandum of Understanding is on the table: a pre-deal while they work out the

The future is on the ballot

In just over a week, Colombians will return to the voting booth in the second round of the 2026 presidential election. The choice ahead of

Shut down the Dryden Mill!

“It is time for some justice!” Clayton Thomas-Müller, prominent Cree activist and writer, called out to members of Grassy Narrows and Wabaseemoong (White Dog) First Nations

Man holding a poster of Colombian presidential candidate Gustavo petro

Peace at stake this Sunday

This Sunday, Colombians will go to the polls to elect a new president. Gustavo Petro, elected four years ago as Colombia’s first left-wing president, has

refugee camp tents

The presumption of guilt

“If what you say is true, why didn’t you stay and fight for your country? That’s what I would have done.” The judge had opened

A man in a blue jacket and red hat sicks a magnetic sign on a bonnet of a vehicle

What is Unarmed Civilian Accompaniment?

“Are you the guy?” he said.“I’m the guy,” I answered. “Do you have the names?”“I have the names.” It was like a scene from a bad

Three boats at sea

The promise of the sea

Just over a week ago, the Israeli Occupation Forces intercepted and detained the crews of over twenty boats sailing to break the siege of Gaza.

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