Colombian Senator Piedad Cordoba on Thursday accused the government of lacking will to advance the release process of hostages held by FARC guerrillas. According to Cordoba, the FARC are willing…
A suspected member of the FARC, wanted by the US on terrorism charges, has been arrested, Colombian authorities said Sunday. Maribel Gallego Rubio, known as ‘Maritza’, was arrested in Bogota,…
Colombian opposition senator and hostage mediator Piedad Cordoba asked French President Nicolas Sarkozy in 2007 to allow the FARC to open an office in Paris, said the former director of…
The bodies of ten young men from a Colombian amateur soccer team who had been kidnapped during a game in Venezuela were found Saturday in western Venezuela, officials in…
Peace Commissioner Frank Pearl said he cannot guarantee when the FARC handover of hostages to the Colombian government would take place. The liberation of Sergeant Pablo Emilio Moncayo, soldier José…
A Colombian radio journalist famed for broadcasting relatives’ messages to kidnap victims says he’s leaving the country because of an apparent attempt on his life. Caracol Radio host Herbin Hoyos…
Peace in Colombia is impossible at the moment because of the current country’s government policy, opposition Senator Piedad Cordoba said Sunday. According to the Liberal Party politician, a “peace process…
Senator Piedad Cordoba has announced that not only may Moncayo and Calvo be freed within the month, but that there is hope that all FARC hostages be released before December.…
Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC demands the Colombian government to agree with the release of 500 imprisoned guerrillas, before “unilaterally’ allowing the promised release of two soldiers in rebel captivity.…