Posted on March 6, 2009 by gotbrooklyn
The Colombian government is to release two former leftist guerrillas from prison after they renounced violence and vowed to work for peace.
via BBC NEWS | Americas | Colombia releases ex-Farc rebels.
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Posted on February 5, 2009 by gotbrooklyn
A former provincial lawmaker was helicoptered to freedom in Colombia on Thursday after spending more than six years as a captive of leftist guerrillas.
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, handed Sigifredo Lopez over to a humanitarian mission led by the Red Cross and an opposition senator, Red Cross spokesman Yves Heller told reporters.
Lopez [...]
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