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Bolivia’s African King Speaks For Coca Growers
"People don't understand that it is not a drug."
Colombian Security Forces ‘Massacre’ Coca Growers
Some 15 civilians were killed and more than 50 were injured when Colombian security forces opened fire during…
Colombia: Cocaleros Resist Forced Eradication
Colombia’s government—under pressure from Washington—is pushing ahead with plans to forcibly eradicate 50,000 hectares of coca leaf this…
Colombian Coca Production Makes Record-Breaking Jump
In unsettling news for the country’s peace process with the FARC guerrillas, Colombia registered a record-shattering 50 percent increase in…
Colombia: New Push to Resume Glyphosate Spraying
A new ruling by Colombia’s top court may open the way for a resumption of glyphosate spraying to wipe out coca crops, which…
Peru: New Coca Eradication Effort Met with Guerrilla Attack
Announcement of an aggressive new coca-eradication campaign in Peru was met with a deadly attack on security forces in the…
Will Coca Question Sabotage Colombian Peace Process?
Conservative enemies of Colombia’s peace process have been dealt some handsome propaganda assistance by the fact that coca leaf production…
Bolivia Doubles Territory Open to Coca Cultivation
On Wednesday, Bolivia’s President Evo Morales signed into a law a bill passed by the country’s congress that nearly doubles…
Colombia: Peasant Strike Against Coca Eradication
For 48 hours on Feb. 21-22, hundreds of peasant coca growers shut down the main highway between the…