7/21/2008 : Betancourt calls for release of all FARC hostages

“No more kidnappings please,” Betancourt called on the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels while addressing a concert organised in Paris Sunday. She was flanked by singers Juanes and Miguel Bose.

7/19/2008 : Rallies to demand release of hostages

Rallies are being planned in Colombia, Paris, Coral Gables and other cities around the world to demand that the FARC release its remaining hostages.

7/18/2008 : The Acceptance by the Red Cross of Uribe’s Explanation

Considerable publicity has been given to the news that the International Red Cross protested before the government of Colombia because during operation “Jaque”, which rescued fifteen hostages held by the FARC, one of the members of the military mission wore on top of his vest a piece of cloth with the insignia of the International Committee of the Red Cross, something that is forbidden for those who are not members of the relief group.

7/17/2008 : Nicaragua's Ortega says willing to talk to FARC

Nicaragua's leftist president, Daniel Ortega, said on Wednesday he was willing to accept a request from Colombia's biggest guerrilla force for talks to try to help Colombia end its four-decade-long civil war.

7/16/2008 : Ingrid Betancourt invites public to Paris concert for hostages.

Former Farc hostage Ingrid Betancourt and Bertrand Delanoe invited the public to attend a huge concert on Sunday to be held in solidarity with the hostages organised to coincide with gatherings in Colombia on its day of independence.
“There are 25 hostages included in the humanitarian exchange and 4000 others as well” in held by rebels, right-wing paramilitary groups and criminal gangs, Olivier Roubi,Vice-President of the Federation of Ingrid Betancourt committees said.

7/16/2008 : Colombia: Rebels reject peace talks with Uribe

Colombia's FARC rebels have rejected peace talks with the government of President Alvaro Uribe, according to a letter shown on Venezuelan television yesterday. The rebel group said a hostage-for-prisoner swap with the Colombian government would be the "first step toward generating the right atmosphere to talk about peace."

7/15/2008 : Colombian rebels say betrayed in Betancourt rescue

Colombia's biggest guerrilla force said on Friday it was betrayed by its own men in last week's military rescue of Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages that added to a string of recent setbacks.