Rescued FARC hostages in good mental health
Despite having spent twelve years chained-up in isolated FARC jungle prisons, the four Colombian hostages who were rescued on Sunday in “Operation Chameleon” show no signs of mental illness, reports…
Despite having spent twelve years chained-up in isolated FARC jungle prisons, the four Colombian hostages who were rescued on Sunday in “Operation Chameleon” show no signs of mental illness, reports…
Commander of Colombia’s Armed Forces General Fredy Padilla de Leon called on famed “Las Voces del Secuestro” (Voices of the Abducted) radio show host Herbin Hoyos to organize a protest march…
Colombian president Alvaro Uribe said Tuesday morning that leftist guerrilla group the FARC plan to launch an attack during the second round of the country’s presidential elections, reports Caracol Radio.…
A group of seven people were kidnapped by the FARC when the vehicle they were traveling in was stopped by guerrillas in the southwestern department of Nariño, reports Caracol. Nariño government…
Luis Alfredo Moreno Chagueza celebrated a somber 41st birthday on Wednesday, having spent almost twelve years as a hostage to Colombian guerilla group the FARC. Moreno was kidnapped on August…
Microsoft Colombia says that software piracy is a crime as serious as drug trafficking, and that pirates “operate as an organization similar to narco-traffickers or kidnappers,” reports El Mundo. “From…
Colonel Esau Narvaez, commander of the kidnapping response wing of the Colombian army, says that 89 people were kidnapped in the first four months of 2010, of whom fourteen remain in…
A survey by polling organization Gallup finds that 17% of Colombians say they have had a close friend or relative murdered in the last year, a higher percentage than any…
Colombia’s armed forces commander General Freddy Padilla said Wednesday the army must focus on preventing kidnappings by guerrilla group the FARC, and that it will not stop using force to…