ELN guerrillas release forestry engineer hostage after 16 months
Colombia’s second largest rebel group, the ELN, on Sunday released a forestry engineer who was kidnapped 16 months ago in the north of the country.
Colombia’s second largest rebel group, the ELN, on Sunday released a forestry engineer who was kidnapped 16 months ago in the north of the country.
An NGO dedicated to monitoring kidnapping in Colombia announced on Monday that rebel group FARC has kidnapped 23 people since peace talks with the government began a year ago.
One of Colombia’s most prominent paramilitary leaders was charged Thursday for his alleged involvement in the kidnapping of a politician and other major crimes, reported national media outlets this Friday.
Police in Colombia’s coffee region have arrested a commander of a nearby anti-kidnapping and extortion unit on kidnapping charges, local media reported Wednesday.
Rebel group FARC admitted on Monday that its longtime practice of kidnapping in Colombia “was an error” that incurred high political costs for the guerrilla group.
Colombia’s second largest rebel group, the ELN, on Tuesday announced the imminent release of a forestry engineer who was kidnapped 13 months ago in the north of the country.
The Red Cross (ICRC) announced the release of three kidnapped oil contractors in the northeast of Colombia on Monday.
Colombia’s FARC guerrillas have freed a former U.S. marine who was kidnapped in June while he trekked through the jungle in a known guerrilla area, the International Committee of the…
Three contractors who have been working on the Caño Limon oil pipeline were kidnapped by armed guerrillas on Thursday. The pipeline has been attacked four times already in October alone.