Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 25, 2012 | News
Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC has postponed the release of hostages until April 2, mediators told press Saturday. To be released hostages Luis Arturo Arcia Luis Alfonso Beltran Carlos Jose Duarte Jose Libardo Forero...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 24, 2012 | Guests
The 24(!) murders in Cali last weekend should set alarm bells ringing not only for local authorities but also for regional and national leaders. The authorities’ abandonment of Colombia’s third largest city has...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 20, 2012 | News
An arrest warrant has been issued for a Colombian ex-intelligence official suspected of murdering a human rights activist and scholar in 2004, local media reported Tuesday. Javier Valle Alfredo Anaya, worked for the now-defunct...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 18, 2012 | News
The Colombian army said Saturday that FARC rebels have killed 11 soldiers in a guerrilla attack in the northwest of the country. The attack took place in Arauquita, a municipality bordering Venezuela. According to an official...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 18, 2012 | News
Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC demanded Saturday the Colombian government allows hostage negotiator Piedad Cordoba a visit to imprisoned FARC guerrillas before the rebels release ten hostages they promised to set...
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