FARC suspends promised release of 6 hostages
Colombian rebel group FARC announced Wednesday it has indefinitely suspended the promised release of six hostages on Wednesday because “the area we chose for the release … has been unduly…
Colombian rebel group FARC announced Wednesday it has indefinitely suspended the promised release of six hostages on Wednesday because “the area we chose for the release … has been unduly…
Colombia’s Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon said the release operation of six FARC held hostages needs no outside financing. Pinzon’s comments come as a response to a campaign started on…
Former senator and hostage mediator Piedad Cordoba called on Colombian businesses Sunday to finance the logistics of the promised release of six FARC hostages after the government rejected foreign help…
A FARC demand that the Colombian Constitution be amended to make prisoner exchanges a state obligation is “absurd,” the country’s justice minister told local media Wednesday. Responding to statements in…
The FARC has announced the names of six hostages to be released after more than 11 years in captivity. In a video released online, FARC commander Ivan Marquez said Corporal…
A retired Colombian Army sargeant and former FARC hostage announced on Thursday plans to sue the state for $7 million for its alleged failure to fully compensate him post rescue,…
Hostage mediator and former Senator Piedad Cordoba said Wednesday guerrilla group FARC should release all hostages and not just the six the guerrillas promised to release. In two separate interviews,…
Colombia’s Defense Minister announced Wednesday that the government is ready and willing to start negotiations to ensure the release of six hostages being held by the FARC, but is being…
The process leading up to the release of six hostages guerrilla group FARC promised to release may take as long as two months, a representative of the families of the…