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FARC’s motivation is political in demanding to include Simon Trinidad
It is a political move for the FARC to have asked to include former head alias Simon Trinidad, now serving a 60-year-sentence in a high-security prison in Colorado, USA, to be included in peace talks...
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A former FARC hostage says Tanja, the Dutch guerrilla, is a “real-deal...
Tanja, the Dutch FARC guerrilla, is seen by some as as a beautiful heroine, an image the FARC exploit in propaganda videos and in her participation at the current peace talks in Havana. But, the...
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FARC spin confusion and cause disenchantment about peace talks.
While Colombian government negotiators have not said anything to the press, the FARC are heard from nearly every morning. Frequently, the FARC communiqués, and the actions of the FARC in Colombia,...
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Hope and skepticism around peace talks.
The media reports growing trust and camaraderie between FARC and government negotiators in Havana. However, this is the fourth attempt since the 1980s to negotiate a peace accord, and there’s the...
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More information from government would facilitate and legitimize peace...
The media are part of the institutions I hope to one day see strong and respected in Colombia, but if the very people whose job would be to strengthen the media, the editors of top newspapers, feel...
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Peace accords with FARC likely to be a tough sell to a disapproving public.
It will be tough for the Colombian public to accept any agreements reached by government-FARC negotiators in Havana. According to a recent poll, 78 percent believe the FARC should serve jail time and...
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FARC continue recruiting children while talking peace
The FARC talk peace in Havana -- but meanwhile, back in Colombia, the FARC are increasing their recruitment of children. The government also needs to step up its efforts to uphold the rights of...
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“Rural Reform,” the first agreement with the FARC, faces many challenges
The Colombian government and the FARC have come to an agreement on land reform. But it will only be implemented when the final accords are signed in Havana. Agriculture Minister Francisco Estupiñán...
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FARC cause environmental damage while talking peace.
The FARC continue to recruit children and attack pipelines causing much oil spill. The FARC act with complete disregard for children, and for the environment, and do not deserve to gain any political...
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FARC’s 44th Front refuses to demobilize in any peace agreements.
FARC’s 44th Front refuses to demobilize in peace talks, and announced it will continue to process and traffic cocaine.
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The “sentimental compañera” of the FARC founder and leader, Sandra Ramírez: a...
For 28 years, Sandra Ramírez, 47, was the “sentimental compañera” of the FARC founder and leader until he died of a heart attack in 2008. The interviews she is currently giving in Havana provide a rare...
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In Havana, talk of demobilized FARC guarding returning farmers
Peace Commissioner Sergio Jaramillo said that after a peace treaty, demobilized FARC fighters will work as security guards in the countryside, alongside some sort of international supervision. In many...
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FARC’s offer of arms to Catatumbo’s protesting farmers is move to offset...
The FARC offered arms to protesting farmers in Catatumbo, a move that goes back to one of Alfonso Cano's key messages when he took over as commander-in-chief -- which was that the guerrillas had to...
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Colombia’s transitional law likely to end in impunity for many victimizers.
A constitutional amendment passed last year, known as the "Legal Framework for Peace," stipulates that in a context of transitional justice only those with "maximum responsibility" for systematic...
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ICC Prosecutor speaks against Colombia’s Legal Framework for Peace.
Fatou Bensouda, a prosecutor in the International Criminal Court, said Colombia cannot adjust the law and make amendments as it wishes in order to prosecute some and not others -- which is precisely...
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Foreign investment outlook not great given impunity for human rights violations.
The Colombian government has offered the FARC what seems to be political quotas as the two sides talk peace in Havana. Would you invest in Colombia knowing that its next mayors, senators and...
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Gov.’s female negotiators must get FARC’s female negotiators on board about...
omen in Colombia comprise the majority of the victims. It seems the first challenge faced by the government’s female negotiators is to get the FARC’s female negotiators on board about the importance of...
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As predicted, FARC in Havana lose control of fronts but begin re-branding...
A FARC group attacked a settlement which resulted in one death and more than 50 wounded. The FARC leadership reproached the attack, and said the order came from the commander of one of the larger...
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Of course military spied on government peace negotiators.
Semana.com reported Colombian military intelligence has been spying on the government’s negotiating team in the peace process currently underway in Havana. Of course they have been spying. I am not...
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Venezuela’s protests raise hope among Cubans on the island.
The mass protests in Venezuela have been fueled by students between the ages of 16 and 25. Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez gives us insight that Venezuela's actions have raised hope among Cubans on the...
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