Satirical Betancourt comic to hit French shelves
A satirical comic book titled ‘Ingrid of the Jungle,” which depicts former FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt’s six year ordeal in the Colombian jungle, will go on sale in France from…
A satirical comic book titled ‘Ingrid of the Jungle,” which depicts former FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt’s six year ordeal in the Colombian jungle, will go on sale in France from…
Former FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt is scheduled to release a book in late September detailing her experience as a guerrilla captive. The book, written in French, is titled “Même le…
In an interview with a French newspaper, former-hostage Ingrid Betancourt justified the $6.5 million compensation request she made against the Colombian state in July for failing to prevent her kidnapping,…
A New York court sentenced the FARC guerrilla responsible for incarcerating Colombian-French hostage Ingrid Betancourt, along with three American contractors to 27 years prison on charges of drug-trafficking. Gerardo Aguilar Ramirez,…
Former FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt renounced her petition for damages from the French government, after she was offered almost $600,000 in compensation for the six years she spent in the…
Colombia has seen an outpouring of hatred following former FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt’s attempt to claim damages from the Colombian government for the six years she spent in guerrilla captivity.…
“Operation Checkmate,” a television mini-series based on the kidnapping and rescue of Ingrid Betancourt, will air from July 20 to July 23 on Colombia’s Caracol channel. Betancourt was kidnapped by…
In separate lawsuits, four former FARC political hostages seek damages from the Colombian state for its alleged failure to provide them with adequate security, to the combined value of almost…
Former FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt on Tuesday withdrew her petition to the Colombian Inspector General’s Office, in which she sought over $6.5 million from the state in damages for the six…