Indigenous leader assassinated in Colombia’s Caldas department

Mongabay
Feb 24, 2026, 4:15 pm54 ptsTrending
Indigenous leader José Albino Cañas Ramírez was recently shot and killed by two unknown individuals in Colombia’s Caldas department. Indigenous authorities suspect it was a targeted attack linked to his work in defense of one of the oldest Indigenous reserves in Colombia, the Resguardo of Colonial Origin…

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