Red Cross can verify FARC has no hostages: Tanja Nijmeijer
Dutch FARC guerrilla Tanja Neijmeijer claimed Tuesday that the FARC have no hostages and their guns are “only for defense.” In an interview with Russian news channel RT in Havana,…
Dutch FARC guerrilla Tanja Neijmeijer claimed Tuesday that the FARC have no hostages and their guns are “only for defense.” In an interview with Russian news channel RT in Havana,…
Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC confirmed Sunday that it is still holding hostages and plans to exchange them for imprisoned guerrillas. Sandra Ramirez, one of the FARC’s leading rebels involved…
Allegedly defected FARC guerrillas have said the FARC’s “best kept secret is the number and where their hostages are hidden in their possession,” Noticias Uno reported Sunday. According to one…
Families of Colombians who have been kidnapped by the FARC on Thursday reacted furiously on statements by the guerrilla group that it holds no more hostages. According to newspaper El…
A Colombian politician who was released from house arrest Tuesday after evidence about his involvement in his own kidnapping proved false, praised Tuesday the Colombian judiciary for releasing him and…
The leftist rebel group ELN has released two women that had been held captive since July 25th in northeastern Colombia, the Red Cross said Monday. Journalist Elida Parra Alfonso and…
The Colombian Federation of Journalists (FECOLPER) asked the Red Cross Wednesday to facilitate the release of a journalist who was kidnapped by rebel group the ELN last week. The federation’s…
Colombia’s second largest guerrilla group ELN on Wednesday released a video of two women who were kidnapped in the northeast of the country last week. In the video, journalist Elida…
The two helicopter pilots who were released Sunday, 19 days after being taken hostage by the FARC, said they hoped for an end to all kidnapping in Colombia. In an…