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Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella announced an “open, resolute, and patriotic struggle against wokeism” as part of his “cultural counterrevolution.” During a visit to the Culture Ministry, De la Espriella described wokeism as “an ideological paradigm that aims to transform moral, cultural, and social…
Colombia’s first lady, Ana Lucia Pineda, vowed to reveal how much money she collected and spent in response to the August 10 earthquake that affected hundreds of thousands of people. Amid mounting public pressure about where the money had gone, Pineda went on the morning program of public television channel Nuestro…
Despite intimidation attempts by the national government and the police, tens of thousands of people took to the streets throughout Colombia to protest the far-right government of President Abelardo De la Espriella. The protest had been organized by social organizations, labor unions and the country’s largest…
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Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella called labor unions and social organizations who organized anti-government protests for Wednesday “instigators of evil” who “seek to once again cause chaos.” In an address to the nation, De la Espriella stressed that the security forces were instructed to allow peaceful…
Colombia’s meteorological institute IDEAM officially declared the arrival of El Niño, and warned that the climate phenomenon could trigger water shortages and forest fires. In a press statement, the IDEAM said that its “confirmation reflects the sustained warm conditions in the Pacific Ocean, which, according to the…
President Abelardo de la Espriella’s antiterrorist statute would criminalize political opposition, social movements, and social protest, and essentially form a dictatorial regime, said opposition leader Ivan Cepeda on Wednesday. In a video, Cepeda said that the true purpose of the bill that was leaked earlier seeks…
President Abelardo de la Espriella announced that his Miracle Fund received COP1 trillion ($309 million) for the reconstruction of western Colombia, which was hit by a 7.4M earthquake on August 10. The announcement followed announcements by the press, which reported that the Finance Ministry allocated ($192 million)…
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The government of President Abelardo de la Espriella will present Colombia’s Congress with a comprehensive “counterterrorism statute,” which would give authorities enhanced powers to fight designated terrorist organizations. A 116-page draft bill, which was leaked to Caracol Radio, would facilitate a military approach…
The mayor of Sincelejo claimed Sunday that armed men intimidated him during a meeting with Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella. In a video message, Sincelejo Mayor Yahir Acuña said that armed men positioned themselves behind him while the president accused the mayor of corruption and threatened to pull…
The director of one of Colombia’s most powerful business associations, Bruce Mac Master of the ANDI, resigned amid tensions with President Abelardo de la Espriella. In a letter to the ANDI, Mac Master said that “it is time for me to step down from my role as head of the National Association of Entrepreneurs of
Colombia’s government published a draft decree that seeks to tighten regulations on public protests. The draft was published weeks before labor unions and social organizations plan regional anti-government protests ahead of a national strike that is set for November. The draft seeks to update the Decree #3 of 2021…
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Colombia’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday that it had broken diplomatic ties with Iran and designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization. The foreign ministry made the announcements in two separate statements that were published in its website. In the first statement, the…
Santa Marta-based organized crime group ACSN said Wednesday that the lockdown it has imposed on parts of Colombia’s Caribbean coast will be lifted on Friday morning. In its first formal statement, the ACSN said that “the armed strike announced for 72 hours will end at 7:00AM on Friday 25 September 2026.” The lockdown…
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Colombia has withdrawn its participation in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) said Tuesday. In a statement, the court in The Hague said that Colombia’s government “decided to withdraw the Declaration of intervention that it had filed… on 5 April 2024 in the case…
Santa Marta-based crime group ACSN shut down parts of the city and the surrounding region after Colombia’s armed forces killed one of their commanders. Jose Luis Perez, a.k.a. “Cholo,” and six of his comrades were killed during an offensive on Monday. The son of Fredy Castillo, a.k.a. “Pinocho,” who is one of the…
Colombia’s war crimes tribunal JEP said that it would warn the United Nations and the International Criminal Court about plans of President Abelardo de la Espriella to cut its budget. In a statement, JEP president Alejandro Ramelli raised the alarm warned about a pending proposal by far-right Senator Enrique Gomez…
The government of President Abelardo de la Espriella pulled Colombia out of the international Equal Rights Coalition, which promotes the rights of sexual and gender minorities around the world. The Foreign Ministry announced its departure from the coalition in a letter addressed to the organization of which Colombia…
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A Bogota court imposed strict conditions on Colombia’s military authorities if they want to carry out air strikes on illegal armed groups in places where victims of forced recruitment are present. The ruling of Bogota’s 34th Family Court lifted a suspension on the strikes that had been imposed earlier this month in…
The United States President Donald Trump maintained that Colombia “failed demonstrably during the previous 12 months to make substantial efforts to adhere to their obligations under international counternarcotics agreements.” In an annual reviews, Trump stressed that the South American country maintains its an…