Thousands of Colombians Join the Ukrainian War as Mercenaries Amid Ongoing Conflict

This highlights the harsh reality of exploitation, where desperation leads people into deadly situations with little preparation. A tragic cycle that must be broken.

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Colombia’s President Petro Claims Colombians Killed in Boat Struck by U.S.

The Nobel Peace Prize is being awarded at a time when the U.S. bombed four boats off the coast of Venezuela, killing 21 people. Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said Wednesday that the U.S. killed Colombians in one of the boats it bombed in the Caribbean for allegedly carrying drugs.

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"Those #dprk get around like the #russian invaders!"🤮

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#Ukrainians are fighting side by side with #Colombians on the same front against #Russians and #North_Koreans. One such volunteer, #Edison_Fabian_Mendez, callsign "#Dante," started out as a soldier in an assault battalion and was later promoted to sergeant-operator

May 21: On Afro-Colombian Day #Colombians celebrate the abolition of #slavery. https://www.cute-calendar.com/44357 #AfroColombianDay
Afro-Colombian Day 2025

Columbia observes the Afro-Colombian Day on May 21, 2025. It is an annual holiday to commemorate the contribution of Afro-Colombian communities and the official abolition ...

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Seeing as I'm meeting a lot of #Colombians at the same time as I'm working on #ProportionalRepresentation stuff I thought I would have a look at their electoral system.
They have a real Cadillac of an electoral system!

“Gustavo Petro apologized for the harm caused to #Haiti, despite rumors claiming that this cooperation is meant to secure the release of the #Colombians

https://haitiantimes.com/2025/01/24/historic-visit-of-colombian-president-petro-to-haiti/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic%2Fhaiti

Colombian President Petro apologizes to Haiti for his compatriots’ role in Jovenel Moïse’s assassination amid controversial visit

During his historic visit to Haiti on Jan. 22, Gustavo Petro apologized to the Haitian people for the participation of the Colombian mercenaries in the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.

The Haitian Times

TRES BOCAS, Colombia -- The Colombian border village of Tres Bocas has become a ghost town as residents flee to neighboring Venezuela to escape a new wave of violence in Colombia’s Catatumbo region that has left at least 80 people dead and displaced thousands.According...CHECK THE FULL ARTICLE BELOW👇
#117960062 #Article #border #clashes #cocarich #Colombians #esca

https://skylinenews.org/colombians-flee-to-venezuela-as-clashes-between-rebel-groups-escalate-in-coca-rich-border-region/10862/

Colombians flee to Venezuela as clashes between rebel groups escalate in coca-rich border region

TRES BOCAS, Colombia — The Colombian border village of Tres Bocas has become a ghost town as residents flee to neighboring Venezuela to escape a new wave of violence in Colombia’s Catatumbo region that has left at least 80 people dead and displaced thousands. According to the United Nations, more than 18,000 people have fled […]

Inside Luis Diaz's Liverpool resurgence: How a tactical tweak from Arne Slot has transformed Colombian's fortunes... with a little help from an Everton cult hero!

LEWIS STEELE: It might be a fortnightly occurrence in 2024 but the scene is a stunned Old Trafford last month. Luis Diaz had just scored two goals in seven minutes to put Liverpool firmly in control.

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Saray and Nayeth are #Colombians who are both #HIV positive and helped by an NGO dedicated to lifting people out of poverty – Valerie Paumelle FXB International

Photograph: Jillian Edelstein

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