Posted by Tim Hinchliffe | Dec 27, 2011 | News
Colombia’s largest guerrilla group FARC revealed Tuesday the names of three of six hostages who are expected to be released in the coming month. In a statement to former senator and member of human rights group Colombians...
Read MorePosted by Tim Hinchliffe | Dec 27, 2011 | News
Colombian police captured seven alleged FARC rebels Monday in the southwestern department of Huila. The seven arrested were supposed members of the FARC’s Teofilo Forero Column operating in the town of Gigante. This...
Read MorePosted by Tim Hinchliffe | Dec 26, 2011 | News
Colombia’s second largest guerrilla group ELN vowed Monday to continue its war against the state in order to achieve “real peace” in the country. The rebels said on their website that they will focus their...
Read MorePosted by Tim Hinchliffe | Dec 26, 2011 | News
Colombia’s Inspector General banned outgoing Magdalena Governor Omar Diaz-Granados Monday from holding public office for 15 years for overrunning costs on school kits purchased for children, Caracol Radio reported....
Read MorePosted by Tim Hinchliffe | Dec 26, 2011 | News
The former director of the investigation unit of Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office was found guilty Monday of influence peddling and embezzlement. A Colombian judge placed Marilu Mendez under house arrest for...
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