Colombia said Friday it would not need Brazil to provide logistics during the upcoming release of six FARC hostages. Interior Minister Germain Vargas Lleras said, “At the moment we do…
The family of FARC-held hostage, Cesar Augusto Lasso, will hold a mass in celebration of his imminent release this Saturday at a Cali church. Yesterday, the FARC named three hostages…
The Colombian government reacted angrily Wednesday to a FARC video naming the six hostages it planned to release, reported newspaper El Espectador. Responding to a video in which FARC commander…
Relations between France and Colombia reached breaking point prior to the release of Ingrid Betancourt, with France convinced that only Venezuela could successfully liberate the French-Colombian hostage, a WikiLeaks cable…
Jean Pierre Gontard, the former Swiss mediator in FARC peace talks with the Colombian government, offered asylum in Switzerland to family members of “Alfonso Cano” and “Raul Reyes” during negotiations…
Former Colombian Senator Piedad Corodba is set to collaborate with Venezuela-backed TV channel TeleSur on a series of programs focusing on Latin America and the Caribbean, Spanish news agency EFE…
Piedad Cordoba traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina on Saturday to attend an international forum to discuss the prospects for peace in Colombia, according to media reports. According to organizers, the…
President Juan Manuel Santos has denied accusations that FARC leader “Alfonso Cano” traveled in one of the Brazilian helicopters that carried out the recent hostage release mission, reports El Espectador. The…
The government’s delegate to the recent FARC hostage release operation condemns the actions of the guerrillas during the mission and demands the release of all remaining captives. In a statement…