Two women working on an oil pipeline in northeastern Colombia have been kidnapped, local media reported Tuesday. Gunmen seized Elida Alfonso, a community radio show host, and Gina Uribe, an…
A report from Colombian anti-kidnapping NGO Pais Libre released Thursday said there were 82 kidnappings in Colombia during the first three months of 2012, an 11% increase compared to the…
Clara Rojas, a former FARC hostage who ran as Ingrid Betancourt’s presidential running mate, was named director of a prominent Colombian anti-kidnapping NGO Thursday. Rojas, one of the guerrilla group’s…
The Colombian National Police said Wednesday that a suspected FARC guerrilla allegedly co-responsible for the kidnapping of French journalist Romeo Langlois has been captured in southern Colombia. According to police…
A new Colombian action film called “La Lectora,” or “The Reader,” will hit theaters August 17, El Espectador newspaper reported Wednesday. Directed by Riccardo Gabrielli, the movie’s trailer starts when…
An Ecuadorean teenager will return home after more than 40 days in captivity, Colombia media reported Thursday. Five armed men siezed the 13-year-old boy and his mother in the northern…
The Colombian secretary of defense Juan Carlos Pinzón has said journalists will continue to accompany the army in operations, El Espectador reported Friday. Following the recent kidnapping of French journalist Romeo…
Colombia’s prosecutor general denied requests to release a former politician on trial for kidnapping, pending evidence under review by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Sigifredo Lopez’s attorney…
French President Francois Hollande said that France will not interfere with Colombia’s internal politics, Caracol radio reported Friday. Hollande made the comments after meeting with French journalist Romeo Langlois, who…