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HUNDREDS of thousands of Colombians marched in silence by torchlight on Wednesday calling on the country not to give up on the peace deal marginally rejected on Sunday.
The In Silence for Peace protests filled the streets of the capital Bogota and other cities across the country including Barranquilla, Cali, Cartagena, Quibdo, Bucaramanga, Santa Marta, Manizales and Medellin.
One banner read: “For everything that unites us and against everything that separates us.”
With Petro, Colombia has been making huge strides towards peace — but is all that at risk with the elections next year? MARK ROWE reports back after joining a delegation to the Latin American country
Colombia’s success in controlling the drug trade should be recognised and its sovereignty respected, argues Dr GLORY SAAVEDRA
Alvaro Uribe is found guilty of witness tampering and procedural fraud, reports NICK MACWILLIAM