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Several years after the Colombian government signed its historic peace deal with Farc rebels, photojournalist Emilienne Malfatto went to the country to investigate the increasingly common murders of Colombian social leaders.
In a referendum on October 2, Colombians narrowly rejected a peace deal signed between the government and FARC guerrillas, deeming it too lenient on the rebels. Despite this, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos was later awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for the historic deal. Last weekend, a new version of the text was agreed upon. However, it remains to be seen whether it will be approved by parliament and accepted by the population, which is more divided than ever. Our correspondents report.
Residents of the Planadas area in Colombia, where the FARC rebel movement was born, say they only expect "more bloodshed later", even after the historic peace deal signed by guerrilla rebels and the Colombian government this week.
Colombia's government and the FARC rebels signed a historic ceasefire deal in Havana on Thursday after more than five decades of war. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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South Sudan's government and rebel groups have signed a landmark peace deal aimed at ending decades of war in which hundreds of thousands have died. Cheers rang out as one by one, representatives from the transitional government and rebel groups signed the deal, a year after the peace talks began, at a ceremony in the South Sudanese capital Juba. IMAGES
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