Politics

Who said fear?

Congratulations on social media and various media outlets disseminating the ruling of the District Judicial Court of Bogotá, from May 2024, where Magistrate Jaime Andrés Velasco concluded that the events that paralyzed Bogotá and were known as the 'social outbreak' were not the spontaneous result of citizen discontent, but a proven and coordinated action by urban cells and armed groups outside the law.

De la Espriella: The Outsider Now Contesting Power

Less than a month before the first presidential round on May 31, the electoral landscape is showing more than competition: a rearrangement. Two recent polls—Guarumo and EcoAnalítica, and Atlas Intel—offer a convergent picture in essence: the political system is no longer a closed circuit. In Guarumo, Iván Cepeda leads with 38.0%, followed by Abelardo de la Espriella with 23.9% and Paloma Valencia with 22.8%. In Atlas Intel, Cepeda maintains first place with 37.4%, but De la Espriella rises to 29.0%, consolidating in second place. In second-round scenarios, both measurements agree on a politically relevant point: the margin ceases to be structural and becomes competitive, with open results against the establishment's main candidates.

Pope Leo XIV after Trump's attacks: 'If anyone wishes to criticize me, let them do so with the truth'

Pope Leo XIV stated this Tuesday that if anyone wishes to criticize him, 'let them do so with the truth,' following new attacks by the President of the United States, Donald Trump, and defended that the mission of the Church is 'to preach the Gospel and peace.' 'The mission of the Church is to preach the Gospel and the [...]

The Politics of Spectacle

By David E. Santos Gómez - [email protected]

Here to Stay?

By Alberto Velásquez Martínez - [email protected]

Nature cannot keep losing elections

In Colombia, nature has been losing elections. Not because there are fewer environmental problems, but because it has ceased to be a priority in the debate. In the last legislative election, almost all candidates with environmental work and agendas failed. And in the current presidential campaign, environmental issues have been downplayed, as if they were a luxury and not a basic condition for life and development.

OVP demanded the publication of investigation results for the riot in Yare

The NGO OVP requested authorities to publish the results of the investigation into the riot in the Yare prison, which left five dead and several injured.

Lula da Silva will take an agenda focused on tariffs and organized crime to the US

The agenda of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva during his visit to the United States this week will prioritize reducing tariffs on Brazilian exports and strengthening bilateral cooperation against organized crime, government sources reported this Tuesday. In an interview with Globonews television, [...]

Iranian Nobel Peace laureate Narges Mohammadi, 'between life and death,' according to her relatives

Iranian Narges Mohammadi, winner of the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize and detained in her country since last December, is 'between life and death' and requires urgent treatment after her health has significantly deteriorated, the foundation bearing her name indicated this Tuesday. [...]

Guanipa and Superlano demand release of over 500 political prisoners and denounce "selective" application of amnesty

Political leaders and former detainees Juan Pablo Guanipa and Freddy Superlano demanded this Monday, May 4, the release of more than 500 citizens detained for political reasons in Venezuela, while also alerting about the situation of lawyer Perkins Rocha, who remains under house arrest. Through a video disseminated on social media, both leaders questioned the application of the amnesty law approved by the National Assembly on February 19, 2026, considering its scope to be insufficient given the reality of hundreds of affected families.

ICE arrests Venezuelan after release from New York prison for grand larceny

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reported this Tuesday the arrest of Victor Jose Parra-Subero, a Venezuelan citizen, after being released from a prison in Alden, New York, where he was serving a sentence for grand larceny. According to the agency, the arrest occurred on April 30, shortly after the individual left the state penitentiary. ICE stated that Parra-Subero is considered an undocumented immigrant with a criminal record, and also has a valid deportation order. According to official information, he would have entered the United States through the El Paso, Texas border, although the exact date of his entry was not specified.

First Justice demands the release of Lieutenant Richard Aleman, detained since 2020

The party First Justice demanded the release of Lieutenant Richard Aleman, who has been deprived of his liberty since April 2020, after being singled out for his alleged involvement in the so-called "Gedeon" operation. Through its social networks, the political organization described his case as an unjust detention and framed it within a pattern that, it assures, affects different sectors of the country.