Colombian social organizations, backed by the authorities, are planning to march against the FARC on December 6 -- but they should demand peace from the government, as well as from the rebels.

Having spent most my weekend reporting on the death of "Alfonso Cano," I am now disgusted and angry about the persistence of both the guerrilla leadership and the government in actively perpetuating their nonsensical war.

The massive student protests against Colombia's planned university reform are met by most outside the university world, myself included, with ignorance. To understand the students' objections to the reform I tried to translate a pamphlet I found on the Internet, and figured I'd share it.

Colombia Reports has made a few changes to increase interaction with its readers and hopefully break down some of the barriers that stand between those in the newsroom and those elsewhere.

October's local elections in Colombia may well be the political end of the road for former President Alvaro Uribe as his candidates for the offices of Medellin mayor and Antioquia governor are running hopelessly behind in the polls.

The stories of two U.S. citizens silenced for their reporting on Colombia, one by the FARC rebel group, and the other by the government intelligence agency DAS, show that freedom of speech still has a long way to come in the country.