Operation to rescue kidnap victims gains momentum
A Colombian peace advocacy group on Monday said that within two days they will receive coordinates that will allow them to locate the three kidnapped members of the country’s security…
A Colombian peace advocacy group on Monday said that within two days they will receive coordinates that will allow them to locate the three kidnapped members of the country’s security…
Colombia’s largest guerrilla group FARC is considering a Christmas truce with the government, according to a prominent leftist activist. “The FARC Secretariat is willing to study and take a decision…
Colombia ex-senator Piedad Cordoba was dubbed Latin America’s most influential intellectual by Foreign Policy magazine Monday. Readers of Foreign Policy’s Spanish edition chose the outspoken Colombian activist ahead of former…
“Timochenko,” the leader of rebel group FARC on Saturday expressed skepticism about the success of Colombia’s peace talks. In an open letter to Colombians for Peace, a peace advocacy group…
The prominent peace organization “Colombians for Peace” urged the Colombian government and their guerrilla adversaries on Tuesday to implement a bilateral ceasefire amid the ongoing peace process. A ceasefire must…
Colombian authorities on Friday arrested four alleged members of the FARC, one of whom a family member of former Senator Piedad Cordoba. According to National Police director General Jose Roberto…
Former senator and government mediator Piedad Cordoba requested an interview Monday with the incoming secretary general of the Union of South American Nations, (UNASUR) Venezuela’s Ali Rodriguez. In a letter…
Colombians for Peace has demanded the FARC confirm allegations that they are holding French journalist Romeo Langlois hostage. The peace group joined Colombian and French governments calls for Langlois’ release,…
All ten of the FARC-held hostages will be released in the first recovery operation, Gloria Cuartas, spokesperson for hostage mediators Colombians for Peace, told local media Monday. Hostages profiles Luis…