FARC reveals names of 3 hostages to be released
Colombia’s largest guerrilla group FARC revealed Tuesday the names of three of six hostages who are expected to be released in the coming month. In a statement to former senator…
Colombia’s largest guerrilla group FARC revealed Tuesday the names of three of six hostages who are expected to be released in the coming month. In a statement to former senator…
The prosecutor general of Colombia steps down from bringing legal proceedings against the comptroller general and inspector general, Colombian media reported Wednesday. Prosecutor General Viviane Morales said she was unable…
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos expresses his “anger and shame” over suggestions by ex-Senator Piedad Cordoba that the army may have killed four FARC hostages during a military operation Saturday.…
The FARC are entirely to blame for the deaths of four hostages executed during a military offensive, and claims they were to be released are preposterous, Colombia’s police and army…
Former Colombian Senator Piedad Cordoba accused President Juan Manuel Santos of failing to listen to civil society, in newspaper El Espectador Wednesday. The former senator claimed that Colombia’s head of…
Former Colombian Senator Piedad Cordoba told President Juan Manuel Santos that the FARC was willing to release the four executed hostages, Spanish newspaper Gara reported Monday. The four captives were…
Colombia’s State Council upholds the ruling banning ex-Senator Piedad Cordoba from holding public office for 18 years. Cordoba had asked the court to overturn the ruling, claiming that her humanitarian…
Colombian ex-Senator Piedad Cordoba has congratulated student protesters and warned them not to fall for the president’s “trick”. Addressing a crowd of thousands in Plaza de Bolivar, where protesters gathered…
The killing of FARC leader “Alfonso Cano” is a “heavy blow for peace” in Colombia, said former Senator Piedad Cordoba. In a statement posted on her website on Saturday, she…