FARC
Colombia’s “internal refugees” struggle to make their voices heard
'Ingrid of the Jungle': the wacky comic version of Betancourt's story
What if Ingrid Betancourt had travelled to the Colombian jungle after agreeing to a fake high-profile kidnapping? What if Nicolas Sarkozy had orchestrated her rescue to boost his popularity ratings and to settle an old score with former primer minister Dominique de Villepin? Read more...
FARC rebels release proof-of-life videos of 10 hostages
Ingrid Betancourt's release, filmed by the Farc
A Colombian TV channel has broadcast a video of Ingrid Betancourt's rescue from the other side of the operation. When the helicopter takes off, the Farc cameraman, unaware of the trick that's just been played on him, is pleased to find that the fake humanitarian workers have left... a box of beer. See the video.
Ingrid's liberation seen from Bogota: "The whole room was cheering"
Chavez, Uribe and Correa: let the battle begin
Since the Colombian army marched into Ecuador to kill the FARC rebel group's number two Raul Reyes, a three-way brawl has erupted between presidents Chavez, Correa and Uribe. Comments from our Observers in Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador...
Anti-Farc protest organised on Facebook unites at least two million Colombians
Statement from the father of one of the FARC hostages
Finally, proof of life
The Colombian government has just issued the first images of the French-Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt since 2003. For her distraught family, the images are proof that Betancourt, who was captured by FARC rebels in Feb. 2003, is still alive. The Colombian government said the video was taken from three FARC guerillas captured by the army. For more information go to France 24.
Colombian Senator Piedad Cordoba, ally of Hugo Chavez
Material compiled by our regional editor for South America, Cristiano de Sa Fagundes
To negotiate the fate of the FARC hostages - including French-Colombian citizen Ingrid Betancourt -Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez relied on the contacts of Colombian Senator Piedad Cordoba. The Chavez-Cordoba relationship and their intervention in the hostage case sparked heated online discussions in the two countries. And Colombian President Alvaro Uribe's decision to put an end to the negotiations has only fuelled the debate.
