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FORMER FARC LEADERS REARM: WHAT’S NEXT FOR COLOMBIA’S FRAGILE PEACE?

Former FARC commanders Iván Márquez, Jesús Santrich and El Paisa have announced that they are rearming less than three years after signing a peace agreement with the State. Alfred Davies reports for BristoLatino on what this announcement might mean for peace in Colombia.  The peace process in Colombia was dealt a severe blow at the end […]

Cheering crowds and cameras as Colombia agrees to peace

On Thursday the 24th November 2016, Bristolatino editor Rebecca Wilson joined Colombians gathering in Bogotá’s main square Plaza Bolívar, to celebrate the signing of the new peace agreement between Santos’ government, the FARC, and the Colombian public. Large screens streamed live footage from Colon Theatre, situated just behind the square, and speakers amplified the national anthem, sung by […]