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Agrarian Uprising Against Free Trade and ‘Government Lies’ Sweeps Colombia

May 1, 2014by boilingmatter Leave a comment

Second agrarian uprising in less than a year met with tanks, soldiers, and riot police. Agrarian strikes, protests, and road blockades are sweeping Colombia this week as peasants voice outrage […]

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Colombian agricultural strikers begin blockade

April 30, 2014by boilingmatter Leave a comment

Last minute talks between the government and farm union representatives have failed and the second agricultural strike within a year began in Colombia on Monday. Farmers are demonstrating over what […]

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Colombia: agrarian strike re-mobilizes

April 30, 2014by boilingmatter Leave a comment

Colombia campesinos launched a new national strike on April 28, blocking roads through the departments of Antioquia, Caldas, Tolima and Risaralda. Cesar Pachón, spokesman for campesinos in the central department […]

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Colombia: Santos Under Pressure Amidst Agrarian Activism And Emerging Opposition – Analysis

April 28, 2014by Miguel Gualdrón Leave a comment

Colombian agrarian, indigenous, and Afro-descendant groups convened at a National Agrarian Summit on Saturday, March 15 to vent their anger with the administration of President Juan Manuel Santos (2010-2014). Moving […]

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Colombia: Paramilitary group threatens indigenous protesters with ‘social cleansing’

October 25, 2013by boilingmatter Leave a comment

There are serious ongoing concerns for the safety of indigenous protesters in Colombia amid escalating violence against them by the security forces and after their leaders received a death threat […]

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Colombia: Rural poor revolt deepens against ‘free trade’

September 16, 2013by boilingmatter Leave a comment

By blockading highways and stopping work since August 19, Colombian campesinos made a dramatic statement for a fairer economy and greater independence from the United States. The central demand was and […]

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Cold reception for AngloGold Ashanti in Colombia

September 11, 2013by boilingmatter Leave a comment

Although it has gone mostly unreported by the South African media, AngloGold’s arrival, activities, and potential exploitation of gold, has not been celebrated by many in the Colombian communities where […]

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The Paro Minero hits Quibdó

September 10, 2013by boilingmatter Leave a comment

Slaves were in Chocó to mine gold, and gold mining, much of it illegal and artisanal, is still going on all over the department. One figure claims that there are […]

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Communities, News

Farmers in southwest and central Colombia agree to lift strike

September 8, 2013by boilingmatter Leave a comment

Farmers from three departments in the southwest and center of Colombia announced on Saturday that they will end a strike that has effectively shut down parts of the South American […]

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Colombia agrees to freeze decree penalizing non-certified seeds

September 8, 2013by boilingmatter Leave a comment

In an attempt to end ongoing agricultural strikes, Colombia’s government agreed on Wednesday to freeze a controversial 2010 resolution that allowed the destruction of seeds and food produced by seeds […]

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