Colombia’s largest rebel group, the FARC, has begun the final stage of their disarmament process as agreed, in spite of major concerns over a bomb attack in the capital Bogota…
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Colombia’s president Juan Manuel Santos received the unwavering support of his French counterpart for the peace process with the Marxist-inspired FARC rebels during meeting in Paris on Wednesday. Emmanuel Macron…
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Peace processBrother of Bogota attack victim says he forgives terrorists and urges Colombia to unite
The brother of one of the women who died in a bomb attack in Bogota on Saturday took to national TV said Tuesday he forgives whoever killed his sister and implored…
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Peace processColombia obstructs journalists from covering FARC disarmament: Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Colombian press freedom foundation FLIP have complained journalists are being obstructed by authorities when trying to report on the demobilization of FARC guerrillas. According to…
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The United Nations on Friday called on the kidnappers of a UN worker to release proof the victim is alive, and to establish contact in order to facilitate his release.…
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The leader of Colombia’s Marxist FARC rebel group said on Thursday all the group’s weapons will be handed over to the United Nations by June 20 as planned, part of…
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The United Nations said Wednesday it had received 40% of the demobilized FARC guerrillas’ weapons, 20% less than agreed in the timeline that seeks the rebel group’s full disarmament before…
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos said Sunday that the FARC will begin, not finish their final round of disarmament on Tuesday. Monday next week, the country’s oldest guerrilla group would…
Colombia’s formerly largest guerrilla group, the FARC, has delivered 60% of its 7,000 demobilized guerrillas’ arms, the United Nations said Friday. The Marxist rebel group was supposed to have delivered…
Since the FARC’s abandonment of illegal activity in September last year, a handful of splinter groups have formed, all fighting to maintain some of the disarming guerrilla group’s abandoned clandestine…