Former hostage denies army forced FARC hostage release
One of the 23 hostages who were kidnapped Monday evening and of whom 22 were released Tuesday morning told media their kidnappers released them without apparent military pressure. According to…
One of the 23 hostages who were kidnapped Monday evening and of whom 22 were released Tuesday morning told media their kidnappers released them without apparent military pressure. According to…
Alan Jara, former governor of the Meta department, is seeking more than $4 million (COP 8 billion) compensation from the state for the time he spent as a FARC hostage between 2001…
Everything indicates that extradited FARC commander Gerardo Aguilar Ramirez alias “Cesar” and his wife Nancy Conde Rubio alias “Doris Adriana” are serving prison sentences in the United States, contrary to…
The remains of four civilians thought to have been kidnapped by the FARC are handed over to the army in southern Colombia after being found in excavations, Caracol Radio reported…
Colombia’s Defense Minister said Tuesday authorities have arrested a FARC guerrilla held responsible for the 2003 kidnapping of three American military contractors. According to Defense Minister Rodrigo Rivera, the detainee…
Extradited FARC guerrilla “Cesar” in 2008 negotiated the release of his then-captive Ingrid Betancourt with the Colombian government without the knowledge of his superiors, his lawyer confirmed. In an interview…
A USB containing a message from the FARC was delivered to Piedad Cordoba by one of the hostages released Wednesday, announced Piedad Cordoba Thursday night. According to Cordoba, a lead…
The European Union on Thursday expressed its satisfaction at the recent release of six hostages by the FARC, but demanded that all individuals held captive by armed groups must be…
The FARC will release two hostages on Thursday or Friday, former Senator Piedad Cordoba said following a press conference on Tuesday. The two hostages, Salin Sanmiguel and Guillermo Solorzano, were supposed…