Posted by Miriam Wells | Jan 26, 2012 | Lite
Medellin has been bustling with beauty this week as the city’s first major fashion event, Colombiatex, was held in the city. Organizers hope that the three-day event, attended by 400 international and domestic producers...
Read MorePosted by Miriam Wells | Jan 25, 2012 | News
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 Ivan Marquez revealed which...
Read MorePosted by Miriam Wells | Jan 25, 2012 | News
A FARC demand that the Colombian Constitution be amended to make prisoner exchanges a state obligation is “absurd,” the country’s justice minister told local media Wednesday. Responding to statements in a FARC...
Read MorePosted by Miriam Wells | Jan 25, 2012 | News
The FARC has announced the names of six hostages to be released after more than 11 years in captivity. In a video released online, FARC commander Ivan Marquez said Corporal Luis Alfonso Beltran, Sergeant Cesar Augusto Lasso and...
Read MorePosted by Miriam Wells | Jan 24, 2012 | News
An ex-FARC member, charged with helping to stage a fake rebel demobilization, will incriminate Colombia’s former peace commissioner following paramilitary threats, said the guerrilla’s former lawyer. Olivo Saldaño,...
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