Corruption and Venezuelan opposition: a dangerous liaison

Caracas, Venezuela, 26 June 2008. For the last few days, opposition members have been making a lot of fuss and noise over the suspension of the political rights of their candidates to the coming local elections in...

Colombian Yidisgate continues to shake Uribe government (updated)

Updates: Tonight, Constitutional Court of the Colombian Supreme Court was asked  to revise the decision that allowed the re election of President Alvaro Uribe. This is the lastes turn of...

Colombia: Congress will not remove Paramilitary MPs

Caracas, Venezuela, 11 June 2008. Yesterday, a minority managed to block a Senate Committee motion to remove congress members linked to illegal groups or paramilitaries. They include  Mario Uribe cousin of...

Venezuelan High Tribunal rejects opposition Student appeal

On November 23, 2007 and just nine days before Referendum day, the Venezuelan High Tribunal rejected a constitutional appeal submitted by opposition students.  On 7 November 2007, opposition students...

Paramilitaries in Venezuela

On 20 November 2007, the Venezuelan government announced it has discovered a house in - Urbanización Miranda -Eastern Caracas with 78 mobile phones,  US military uniforms, guns and ammunition. Another...

Police officers and child wounded during student protest (update)

On November 9, 2007, four police officers were wounded during a protest by opposition students in Merida, western Venezuela. While students were throwing stones and home made bombs to police, a man got down...

Venezuelan students blame one another for violence (updated II)

A day after a violence burst at Universidad Central de Venezuela (UCV) on 7 November 2007, it is still unclear who started clashes. Videos and photos show both opposition and pro government students wore...