FARC to release hostages in one month: Cordoba
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…
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…
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…
Five former hostages, now seeking seats in Congress, call for humanitarian exchange, the abolition of kidnapping and a solution to Colombia’s armed conflict. The five candidates, all former hostages of…
The government denied Wednesday rumors that FARC hostage Pablo Emilio Moncayo had escaped and said it will continue negotiations for his release with the guerrilla group. High Commissioner for Peace…
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…
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.…
The FARC released a video of hostage Pablo Emilio Moncayo, a hostage for 12 years whose announced release has been deadlocked since May over a disagreement between Colombian President Alvaro…
Bogota authorities forbade the father of a FARC hostage to crucify himself Friday on Bogota’s central Plaza de Bolivar to demand a prompt liberation of his son. Gustavo Moncayo, father…