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BBC News
02-07-2025
- BBC News
Colombia violence: Missing social leaders 'killed by rebels', prosecutor says
The bodies of eight Colombian religious and social leaders who had been reported missing in April have been found in a shallow grave in Guaviare province, in south-central Colombia. The prosecutor's office blamed members of a rebel group called Frente Armando Ríos for their said the eight - two women and six men - had been summoned by the rebels to be interrogated about the alleged formation of a rival armed group in the area. There has been no response from Frente Armando Ríos to the is the deadliest country in the world for rights defenders and social leaders, according to a report by international rights organisation Front Line Defenders. The bodies were found in a rural area known as Calamar, where members of the Frente Armando Ríos are group is an off-shoot of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc).The Farc signed a peace deal with the Colombian government in 2016 and many of its members laid down their arms, but parts of the group refused to disarm and set up dissident rebel groups such as the Frente Armando Rí offshoots engage in the production and trafficking of cocaine as well as extortion and illegal also engage in armed confrontations with the security forces and with members of the National Liberation Army (ELN) - a rival guerrilla group. According to the statement released by the prosecutor's office, leaders of the Frente Armando Ríos feared that the ELN was setting up a local cell in the reportedly summoned two of the victims for an "interrogation" on 4 April, and the remaining six people three days later. Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), a human rights organisation specialising in freedom of religion, said all but one were active leaders and members from two Protestant denominations: the Evangelical Alliance of Colombia Denomination (DEAC) and the Foursquare Gospel Church (ICCG). The eighth was the uncle of two of the other them is a married couple - Isaíd Gómez and Maribel Silva - who often preached in their Protestant church. Also among those whose bodies have been found is Maryuri Hernández, who helped the evangelical pastor in the area. She is survived by her five-year-old to CSW, all eight had settled in the area after fleeing violence and violations of freedom of religion in Arauca, a province bordering Venezuela where several armed groups are active. Religious leaders and social leaders are often targeted by armed groups in Colombia which do not tolerate any other authority than their of the victims said the eight had received a message by the Frente Armando Ríos, which demanded that they present themselves for questioning. According to the investigation by the prosecutor's office, days later they were taken to an abandoned property, where they were suspect the order to kill them was given by the inner circle of Iván Mordisco, one of the most powerful commanders of the dissident rebel murder of the eight has been condemned by Colombian President Gustavo Petro, who called it "heinous" and denounced it as "a grave attack on the right to life, religious freedom and spiritual and community work".
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Sport
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🚨Starting XIs in, River v Platense for the final semi-final spot
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here. Tonight, the Millonario and the Calamar meet at the Monumental to decide the last ticket to the Apertura Díaz is the big news from the team that Marcelo Gallardo puts out with the dream of being two steps away from a new round. 📋 Nuestros 11 para esta noche de cuartos de final 🆚 Platense ⚽️💪#VamosRiver ⚪️🔴⚪️ — River Plate (@RiverPlate) May 20, 2025
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Sport
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🚨Starting XIs in, River v Platense for the final semi-final spot
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here. Tonight, the Millonario and the Calamar meet at the Monumental to decide the last ticket to the Apertura semifinals. Advertisement Paulo Díaz is the big news from the team that Marcelo Gallardo puts out with the dream of being two steps away from a new round. Confirmed formations
