The World Federation of Democratic has been surprised by the announcement of the Prosecutor of Colombia against the senator Piedad Córdoba and we fully support the statement of the Communist Youth of Colombia (JUCO), which is is quoted below:”We are not surprised by the announcement of the General Prosecutor, Alejandro Ordoñez, to sanction the senator Piedad Córdoba by removing from the Parliament and banning for her 18 years to assume any public responsibility. In the framework of the collective schizophrenia transmitted by the media, by the delusional celebration of war and peace, a great offense against the social movements and the humanitarian agreement is done.

We want to alert all living national and international forces about this new wave of persecution. The government of Santos reveals this way its authoritarian and conflictive character, committed to continue the work of his predecessor. Before this attack, the social and popular organizations will know how to answer with protest and demonstration.

JUCO expresses all its solidarity and support to Senator Piedad Córdoba. Our organization will continue struggling for the rights of the youth, sovereignty, social justice and democratic peace.”

WFDY, preparing for the 17th World Festival of Youth and Students, expresses its total solidarity with Senator Piedad Córdoba as she is an example of struggle for peace in Colombia for the youth of the world and calls upon all its member and friend organizations to join this demand against the criminalization of the right of opinion and search for peace.

The World Federation of Democratic Youth has received the news of the attempt of coup d’etat that is taking plce in Ecuador by the police forces, the air force and the patriotic forces lead by Lucio Gutierrez, attempting to defeat the process of change that has been taking place in the country.We are before an attempt of repeatition of what took place in Honduras and we are sure that it is the US imperialism, hand by hand with the submissive bourgeoisie of the country, that is behind all these maneuvers to destroy the process of change lead by President Correa.

WFDY expresses it total rejection and condemnation of this attempt of coup d’etat and underlines its full support to the Ecuadorian government, calling upon all its member and friendly organizations to join the worldwide solidarity and demonstate in front of all Ecuadorian embassies in support of the Citizen Revolution lead by President Correa and the people of Ecuador that struggles to build a better society with wide participation of all!