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2/28/2009 : Betancourt vilified by fellow hostages
In a new book published in the US yesterday in which they describe five years of jungle captivity at the hands of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or Farc, three US military contractors present Betancourt as a domineering presence who suffered from arrogance and egotism.
2/25/2009 : Indigenous people stuck in the middle in Colombia
The Awa indigenous group is caught between warring guerrillas, militias and an army mired in crisis over extra-judicial killings.
2/24/2009 : Report says Colombia spied on judges, lawmakers
Colombia's intelligence service was at the center of a political storm Monday, following revelations it spied on judges, politicians and journalists, forcing President Alvaro Uribe to deny he had ordered the move.
2/20/2009 : Army used minor to inflitrate FARC: guerrillas
FARC say they decided to hand over a minor to the International Red Cross who had been used by the Colombian army to infiltrate the guerrillas. According to some reports, at least 11,000 minors are part of the many illegal armed groups in the conflict-torn country.
2/18/2009 : FARC admits Awa deaths
Colombia's FARC rebel movement has claimed responsibility for the death of eight members of the Awa tribe.
2/15/2009 : 'More tribe killings' in Colombia
Another 10 members of the Awa tribe in Colombia have been murdered, a group representing indigenous people says.
2/14/2009 : Colombia's Uribe takes tougher line on prisoner swap
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe ruled out any deal with leftist rebels to swap guerrilla prisoners for hostages held for as long as 11 years in jungle camps, hardening his line on the issue.
2/12/2009 : An appeal to Uribe to correct comments made about the group “Colombians for Peace”
In a statement issued jointly with the International Federation of Libertad Committees (FICIB), the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH)has demanded that President Alvaro Uribe correct the comments in which he had used the expression” units of Farc intellectuals” when he spoke about the “Colombians for Peace” group that negotiated the release of six hostages held by Farc.
2/11/2009 : “Colombians for Peace” group work towards Humanitarian Agreement
Piedad Cordoba has made public the message sent by Farc last week. In this, “Alfonso Cano”insists on the need for a prisoner exchange which also includes “ Simon Trinidad” and “Sonia”(editor’s note:Farc leaders extradited to the USA).
2/9/2009 : 'FARC intellectuals' want to confuse the people: Uribe
Colombian President Álvaro Uribe warned Colombians not to be mislead by the FARC's "intellectual bloc". "The intellectual bloc of the FARC is always talking about human rights, only to intimidate our soldiers and police," he said.
2/6/2009 : Sigifredo Lopez calls on the government to accept a FARC offer for a prisoner swap.
Lopez is calling on the government to accept a FARC offer for a prisoner swap. He said: “Mr President, we need t omake the exchange now, and not put obstacles on this. There’s already been too much suffering and pain.
2/5/2009 : Colombian rebels free hostage lawmaker: Red Cross
Colombia's FARC rebels on Thursday freed a lawmaker held hostage for nearly seven years in jungle camps in the last of three such handovers this week by Latin America's oldest insurgency, the Red Cross said.
2/5/2009 : TV programme refutes Colombia ransom claim
A Swiss mediator accused by the Colombian government of paying money to a rebel movement merely opened up channels of communication, Swiss television says.
2/4/2009 : Ex-hostage slams Colombia president
A kidnapped politician freed by left-wing rebels stepped from a helicopter into the arms of the wife and son he had not seen for more than seven years - then attacked both President Alvaro Uribe and the guerrillas over Colombia's still-festering conflict.
2/3/2009 : Ex-governor held by Colombian guerrillas released: Red Cross
Leftist Colombian guerrillas released a former governor they held hostage for seven years to members of the International Committee of the Red Cross, the group said Tuesday.
2/3/2009 : Red Cross says Colombia hostage release delayed
International Red Cross postponed a mission to retrieve a hostage on Monday after a dispute over Colombian military flights that allegedly hampered its retrieval of four rebel-held hostages the previous day.
2/2/2009 : Colombian gov't clears hostage release mission
Colombia's government said it would allow a left-wing senator to take part in a planned hostage release alongside a Red Cross delegation on Monday, easing doubts about whether the mission would go ahead.
2/1/2009 : Colombia hostage release delayed, military accused
A reporter accompanying a humanitarian mission to release four hostages held by Colombian rebels says the military has interferred with and delayed the handover.
2/1/2009 : FARC rebels free four hostages
COLOMBIA'S embattled FARC rebels today handed over four hostages to a humanitarian delegation in the country's southern jungles, a mediation spokesman said.
2/1/2009 : Colombia Senator Cordoba Says FARC To Release Hostages in 3 Stages
Colombian Sen. Piedad Cordoba said Friday that the six hostages to be released in the coming days by leftist FARC rebels will be freed in three stages, with three police officers and a soldier to be the first to be handed over.
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