#CRAinMedia | “Petro’s labor reform is a legislative win—but at a high cost,” said our director @sergioguzman.bsky.social to The Dialogue. The reform raises labor costs, risks informality, and sets a precedent for pressure-based governance.
🔗 thedialogue.org/analysis/wil...
🔗 thedialogue.org/analysis/wil...
Will Labor Reform Transform Colombia For Better or Worse? – Inter-American Dialogue
A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts' views on Colombia's latest labor reform.
thedialogue.org
July 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
#CRAinMedia | “Petro’s labor reform is a legislative win—but at a high cost,” said our director @sergioguzman.bsky.social to The Dialogue. The reform raises labor costs, risks informality, and sets a precedent for pressure-based governance.
🔗 thedialogue.org/analysis/wil...
🔗 thedialogue.org/analysis/wil...
#CRAInMedia | “It’s a painful memory of where we come from,” says our director @sergioguzman.bsky.social to @gzeromedia.com. “Back then, political candidates were falling like flies.”
🔗 www.gzeromedia.com/news/analysi...
🔗 www.gzeromedia.com/news/analysi...
Assassination attempt revives Colombia’s worst fears
On Saturday, a Colombian presidential candidate was shot in the head at a rally in the country’s capital, Bogotá. The violent episodehas many Colombians wondering if the country is headed back to a da...
https://www.gzeromedia.com/news/analysis/colombia-surge-political-violenc-uribe#toggle-gdpr"
June 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
#CRAInMedia | “It’s a painful memory of where we come from,” says our director @sergioguzman.bsky.social to @gzeromedia.com. “Back then, political candidates were falling like flies.”
🔗 www.gzeromedia.com/news/analysi...
🔗 www.gzeromedia.com/news/analysi...
#CRAInMedia | “Criminal armed organizations are trying to pressure the government further to make more agreements or concessions to them,” said our director @sergioguzman.bsky.social to @cnn.com.
🔗 edition.cnn.com/2025/06/10/a...
🔗 edition.cnn.com/2025/06/10/a...
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/06/10/americas/colombia-cali-explosions-intl-latam"
June 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
#CRAInMedia | “Criminal armed organizations are trying to pressure the government further to make more agreements or concessions to them,” said our director @sergioguzman.bsky.social to @cnn.com.
🔗 edition.cnn.com/2025/06/10/a...
🔗 edition.cnn.com/2025/06/10/a...
#CRAInMedia | “The incident is traumatizing an already deeply polarized society,” said our director @sergioguzman.bsky.social to The World on the aftermath of the attempted assassination of a Colombian candidate.
🔗 theworld.org/segments/202...
🔗 theworld.org/segments/202...
Attempted assassination of Colombian presidential candidate shakes nation - The World from PRX
When a young attacker drew a gun at a campaign rally and tried to shoot conservative Colombian politician and Sen. Miguel Uribe Turbay, the deed was captured on video. So was that assailant’s effort t...
https://theworld.org/segments/2025/06/09/attempted-assassination-of-colombian-presidential-candidate-shakes-nation"
June 11, 2025 at 1:13 PM
#CRAInMedia | “The incident is traumatizing an already deeply polarized society,” said our director @sergioguzman.bsky.social to The World on the aftermath of the attempted assassination of a Colombian candidate.
🔗 theworld.org/segments/202...
🔗 theworld.org/segments/202...
#CRAInMedia | “What the country really needs right now is a president who serves as a healer,” said our director, @sergioguzman.bsky.social to @miamiherald.com. “Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like that’s going to happen…”
🔗 www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
🔗 www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/colombia/article308166715.html"
June 9, 2025 at 1:59 PM
#CRAInMedia | “What the country really needs right now is a president who serves as a healer,” said our director, @sergioguzman.bsky.social to @miamiherald.com. “Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like that’s going to happen…”
🔗 www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
🔗 www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
#CRAinMedia | If Petro moves forward with a decree, it would likely be challenged in court. “He faces a very slim chance of getting it approved,” says our director @sergioguzman.bsky.social in @bloomberg.com.
🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-04/colombian-parties-attack-petro-s-attempt-to-sidestep-congress"
June 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
#CRAinMedia | If Petro moves forward with a decree, it would likely be challenged in court. “He faces a very slim chance of getting it approved,” says our director @sergioguzman.bsky.social in @bloomberg.com.
🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
#CRAinMedia | “Petro won’t comply with the arrest warrants … and it is very likely that he will seek an injunction to any international notice by Interpol that seeks to do the same,” said our director, @sergioguzman.bsky.social, to Al Jazeera.
🔗 www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/...
🔗 www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/...
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/3/colombia-rejects-guatemalan-courts-arrest-warrants-for-top-officials"
June 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
#CRAinMedia | “Petro won’t comply with the arrest warrants … and it is very likely that he will seek an injunction to any international notice by Interpol that seeks to do the same,” said our director, @sergioguzman.bsky.social, to Al Jazeera.
🔗 www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/...
🔗 www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/...
#CRAinMedia | “This is a huge defeat for the government. The government has run out of ideas to pass its reforms,” said our director @sergioguzman.bsky.social in @bloomberg.com, after the Senate blocked Petro’s labor referendum.
🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-14/senate-blocks-colombia-labor-refendum-in-major-defeat-for-petro"
May 15, 2025 at 1:59 PM
#CRAinMedia | “This is a huge defeat for the government. The government has run out of ideas to pass its reforms,” said our director @sergioguzman.bsky.social in @bloomberg.com, after the Senate blocked Petro’s labor referendum.
🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
#CRAinMedia | "The government is gaining ground and these organizations feel threatened," said our director Sergio Guzmán in @MiamiHerald, on the recent spike in violence against law enforcement in Colombia. 🇨🇴⚠️
🔎 Full article here:
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
🔎 Full article here:
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/colombia/article305825861.html"
May 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
#CRAinMedia | "The government is gaining ground and these organizations feel threatened," said our director Sergio Guzmán in @MiamiHerald, on the recent spike in violence against law enforcement in Colombia. 🇨🇴⚠️
🔎 Full article here:
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
🔎 Full article here:
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
#CRAinMedia | “Extradition suggests that the judicial system in Colombia is sort of secondary to the judicial interests of third countries treating crimes committed by Colombian nationals”, our director, @sergioguzman.bsky.social, for Latinamerica Reports. ⚖️
latinamericareports.com/extraditing-...
latinamericareports.com/extraditing-...
Extraditing criminals to the U.S. remains a sore spot in Colombia - Latin America Reports
Bogotá, Colombia – Last month, infamous drug lord Carlos Lehder was arrested upon arrival at Bogotá’s El Dorado Airport for historic drug and arms trafficking offenses. The 75-year-old co-founder of t...
https://latinamericareports.com/extraditing-criminals-to-the-u-s-remains-a-sore-spot-in-colombia/11188/"
April 9, 2025 at 8:03 PM
#CRAinMedia | “Extradition suggests that the judicial system in Colombia is sort of secondary to the judicial interests of third countries treating crimes committed by Colombian nationals”, our director, @sergioguzman.bsky.social, for Latinamerica Reports. ⚖️
latinamericareports.com/extraditing-...
latinamericareports.com/extraditing-...
#CRAinMedia | "As you know, in Colombia, good news is few and far between. And so it is positive that this group has reached a partial agreement with the government"" our director, @sergioguzman.bsky.social, in Latinamerica Reports. 🇨🇴🕊️
latinamericareports.com/rebel-deal-a...
latinamericareports.com/rebel-deal-a...
Rebel deal a glimmer of hope for Petro’s peace amid Colombia’s mounting conflict - Latin America Reports
Bogotá, Colombia – On Saturday, April 5, the Comuneros del Sur rebel group began handing over arms to the government, marking the first successful demobilization under President Gustavo Petro’s ‘total...
https://latinamericareports.com/rebel-deal-a-glimmer-of-hope-for-petros-peace-amid-colombias-mounting-conflict/11192/"
April 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
#CRAinMedia | "As you know, in Colombia, good news is few and far between. And so it is positive that this group has reached a partial agreement with the government"" our director, @sergioguzman.bsky.social, in Latinamerica Reports. 🇨🇴🕊️
latinamericareports.com/rebel-deal-a...
latinamericareports.com/rebel-deal-a...
#CRAinMedia | Lehder was the first Colombian drug lord extradited to the U.S. 🇨🇴🇺🇸
Many Colombians see extradition as a miscarriage of justice, says our director, @sergioguzman.bsky.social for Latinamerica Reports.
🔎 Read the full article here 👇
latinamericareports.com/carlos-lehde...
Many Colombians see extradition as a miscarriage of justice, says our director, @sergioguzman.bsky.social for Latinamerica Reports.
🔎 Read the full article here 👇
latinamericareports.com/carlos-lehde...
Carlos Lehder, co-founder of Medellín Cartel, freed days after arrest in Colombia - Latin America Reports
Infamous drug lord Carlos Lehder was freed Monday after being arrested in Colombia on charges of arms and narcotics trafficking last Friday, March 28. The Colombian Attorney General’s office had guara...
latinamericareports.com
April 1, 2025 at 3:34 PM
#CRAinMedia | Lehder was the first Colombian drug lord extradited to the U.S. 🇨🇴🇺🇸
Many Colombians see extradition as a miscarriage of justice, says our director, @sergioguzman.bsky.social for Latinamerica Reports.
🔎 Read the full article here 👇
latinamericareports.com/carlos-lehde...
Many Colombians see extradition as a miscarriage of justice, says our director, @sergioguzman.bsky.social for Latinamerica Reports.
🔎 Read the full article here 👇
latinamericareports.com/carlos-lehde...
#CRAinMedia | How are leaders handling tensions with Trump? Even Colombia’s Gustavo Petro faced swift retaliation after rejecting deportations.
💬 “He spun it as: this is what dignity looks like,” said @sergioguzman.bsky.social in @financialtimes.com.
Read more⬇️
🔗 www.ft.com/content/c02a...
💬 “He spun it as: this is what dignity looks like,” said @sergioguzman.bsky.social in @financialtimes.com.
Read more⬇️
🔗 www.ft.com/content/c02a...
The global leaders rising in the polls as they battle Donald Trump
From Canada to Ukraine, populations rally behind leaders seeking to fend off the US president’s threats
www.ft.com
March 26, 2025 at 6:59 PM
#CRAinMedia | How are leaders handling tensions with Trump? Even Colombia’s Gustavo Petro faced swift retaliation after rejecting deportations.
💬 “He spun it as: this is what dignity looks like,” said @sergioguzman.bsky.social in @financialtimes.com.
Read more⬇️
🔗 www.ft.com/content/c02a...
💬 “He spun it as: this is what dignity looks like,” said @sergioguzman.bsky.social in @financialtimes.com.
Read more⬇️
🔗 www.ft.com/content/c02a...
#CRAinMedia | Our director, @SergioGuzmanE, spoke with @cgtnamerica about the surge of violence in Colombia.
❗ At least 80 people were killed and more than 50,000 were displaced in Catatumbo—what's behind this crisis?
🎥 Watch the full interview here 👇
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk3c...
❗ At least 80 people were killed and more than 50,000 were displaced in Catatumbo—what's behind this crisis?
🎥 Watch the full interview here 👇
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk3c...
www.youtube.com
March 21, 2025 at 7:21 PM
#CRAinMedia | Our director, @SergioGuzmanE, spoke with @cgtnamerica about the surge of violence in Colombia.
❗ At least 80 people were killed and more than 50,000 were displaced in Catatumbo—what's behind this crisis?
🎥 Watch the full interview here 👇
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk3c...
❗ At least 80 people were killed and more than 50,000 were displaced in Catatumbo—what's behind this crisis?
🎥 Watch the full interview here 👇
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk3c...
#CRAInMedia | Our director, @sergioguzman.bsky.social, for Latinamerica Reports: "These groups have taken the opportunity of the ceasefires to rearm, re-accommodate, reassess and strengthen their positions vis-a-vis the government in many of these places". latinamericareports.com/tibu-a-town-...
Tibú, a town at the center of Colombia’s worst humanitarian crisis in a decade - Latin America Reports
One month after violent clashes erupted in the Catatumbo region, Latin America Reports visited a town at the heart of the conflict.
latinamericareports.com
February 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
#CRAInMedia | Our director, @sergioguzman.bsky.social, for Latinamerica Reports: "These groups have taken the opportunity of the ceasefires to rearm, re-accommodate, reassess and strengthen their positions vis-a-vis the government in many of these places". latinamericareports.com/tibu-a-town-...
#CRAInMedia | Our director @sergioguzman.bsky.social talked with @aljazeera.com about ex-President Uribe's trial. This is not about his legacy as president, this is about a very specific case of conspiracy, witness tampering and bribery. Watch the complete video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKrh...
Colombia’s ex-President Uribe faces trial for witness tampering, fraud charges
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
www.youtube.com
February 11, 2025 at 8:53 PM
#CRAInMedia | Our director @sergioguzman.bsky.social talked with @aljazeera.com about ex-President Uribe's trial. This is not about his legacy as president, this is about a very specific case of conspiracy, witness tampering and bribery. Watch the complete video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKrh...
#CRAInMedia | Our director, @sergioguzman.bsky.social, for @financialtimes.com: "This turmoil, unfortunately, is yet more proof that the government’s disarray is affecting the country as a whole, the government is now realising that it ran out of time." www.ft.com/content/237d...
Colombian president calls on cabinet members to resign
Gustavo Petro faces stream of resignations following rancorous televised meeting of key ministers
www.ft.com
February 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
#CRAInMedia | Our director, @sergioguzman.bsky.social, for @financialtimes.com: "This turmoil, unfortunately, is yet more proof that the government’s disarray is affecting the country as a whole, the government is now realising that it ran out of time." www.ft.com/content/237d...
#CRAInMedia | Our director, @sergioguzman.bsky.social for The Latin Times: "I think the most important thing to say is that the United States needs to acknowledge that the stop work order on critical tasks is a huge shot in the foot, in its own foot." www.latintimes.com/how-trumps-a...
How Trump's Aid Freeze Is Threatening Colombia's Security, Anti-Drug Operations
Dozens of helicopters have already been grounded as a result of the order
www.latintimes.com
February 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
#CRAInMedia | Our director, @sergioguzman.bsky.social for The Latin Times: "I think the most important thing to say is that the United States needs to acknowledge that the stop work order on critical tasks is a huge shot in the foot, in its own foot." www.latintimes.com/how-trumps-a...
#CRAInMedia | Our director, @sergioguzman.bsky.social for Latin America Reports: Petro likely underestimated Washington’s response. “Petro is likely to seek new points of confrontation with Trump in international forums.”
Read the article here:
latinamericareports.com/despite-agre...
Read the article here:
latinamericareports.com/despite-agre...
Despite agreement on deportation flights, further spats may await US-Colombia relations - Latin America Reports
Petro, a leftist former guerrilla, and Trump, a right-wing billionaire, have little ideological common ground.
latinamericareports.com
January 30, 2025 at 2:17 PM
#CRAInMedia | Our director, @sergioguzman.bsky.social for Latin America Reports: Petro likely underestimated Washington’s response. “Petro is likely to seek new points of confrontation with Trump in international forums.”
Read the article here:
latinamericareports.com/despite-agre...
Read the article here:
latinamericareports.com/despite-agre...