Hostage releases delayed because FARC rejects Brazil
The release of two hostages by the FARC has been delayed because the rebels refuse to accept logistical support from Brazil for the humanitarian mission, local media reported on Sunday.…
The release of two hostages by the FARC has been delayed because the rebels refuse to accept logistical support from Brazil for the humanitarian mission, local media reported on Sunday.…
Colombia’s anti-kidnapping unit on Wednesday stated that kidnapping is on the decline, and that there are at present 63 citizens in captivity across the country. The director of the police…
Colombian senator Piedad Cordoba on Tuesday announced that two hostages being held by FARC guerrillas will be released in approximately one month. “I think that with the will of the…
Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC accepted responsibility for the recent kidnapping and murder of Caqueta governor Luis Francisco Cuellar. According to a press release on the website of press agency…
President Alvaro Uribe declared his New Year’s intention to rescue all hostages held by illegal groups throughout Colombia in an interview Wednesday with the National Police Station. During the interview,…
The Church, the Colombian government and the International Red Cross participated in a meeting held December 24 to advance the liberation process for two hostages held by the FARC. Various…
Commanders of Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC deny the government has given guarantees that allow the liberation of two of the guerrillas’ hostages and the release of the remains of…
The kidnappers of governor Luis Francisco Cuellar Carvajal slit their victim’s throat to avoid being caught by authorities, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe said on national television on Tuesday evening. Uribe’s…
The governor of the southern Colombian department of Caqueta, Luis Francisco Cuellar Carvajal, was found murdered in the rural part of his department on Tuesday. The FARC allegedly had kidnapped…