Luke Taylor
Luke Taylor is a British journalist based in Bogotá, Colombia, where he covers politics, the peace process, and the Venezuela crisis.
Recent Stories
Protest
The World
December 03, 2019
Dilan Cruz’s death made him a martyr in the eyes of many Colombians, reigniting mass protests just as they began to fade. But his death has also been used to politicize the moment as President Ivan Duque attempts to quell the weeks-long protests.
Music
The World
November 04, 2019
Exilio was formed by three Venezuelan migrants who came together in Bogotá, Colombia, after leaving their friends and family behind to seek a new start. The crisis in Venezuela has produced a new wave of angry youth expressing their rage through heavy guitar riffs and howling vocals.
Conflict
GlobalPost
May 24, 2019
Over 1,400 defectors and their families are holed up in hotels in Cúcuta, Colombia, where they are registered as asylum-seekers, according to Colombia's migration authority. But funding has run out.
Conflict & Justice
The World
April 26, 2019
Nearly three years on, Colombia's fragile peace process is faltering as armed gangs and drug cartels continue to grip the country.
Conflict
GlobalPost
April 25, 2019
Armed civilians loyal to embattled President Nicolás Maduro are more trusted than the military to restore order and quell dissent in Venezuela.
Conflict
GlobalPost
February 24, 2019
The aid the volunteers hoped to carry over the bridges has become a flashpoint in Venezuela’s political crisis. But the humanitarian aid plan was fraught with complications from the very beginning.
Global Politics
The World
February 08, 2019
The first convoy of trucks carrying 50 tons of aid for crisis-stricken Venezuela arrived at the Colombian-Venezuelan border town of Cúcuta on Thursday afternoon. Their arrival comes a day after the Venezuelan military barricaded the bridge set to transport the aid.
Conflict
The World
February 04, 2019
As the economic and political crisis continues under President Nicolás Maduro, some 40,000 Venezuelans a day cross the Simón Bolívar bridge into Colombia. Some return or linger at the border. Others keep on walking.
