The Latest Breaking News from Mining

It’s been almost nine years since Colombia celebrated a landmark peace agreement between one guerrilla group and the government, and three years since President Gustavo Petro vowed “total peace.” But in reality, the country’s decades-long internal conflict continues – making it one of the oldest in the world.

The past decade has seen “a consistent, sustained pattern against people who speak out against" human rights abuses

The film Yurlu/Country explores the impact of asbestos mining on a community that has spent decades fighting to heal their homelands.

Shock decision has raised fears ancient site with almost 2,000-year-old geoglyphs will be exploited by illegal miners