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30 Mar 2009, 9:00 am
" The defendants were found guilty of supporting terrorism through donations to two organizations, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)... [read post]
25 Aug 2011, 4:48 pm
Notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout is on trial in Manhattan for allegedly conspiring to sell weapons to DEA agents posing as members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, who claimed they intended to use the weapons against American pilots flying over Columbia to monitor drug activity. [read post]
22 Mar 2006, 12:39 pm
[JURIST] The US Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website] Wednesday announced [DOJ press release] the indictment [text, PDF] of 50 leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) [official website, in Spanish; Wikipedia backgrounder], the country's largest guerilla group, on narcotics and other charges. [read post]
30 Jun 2022, 6:01 am
The Truth Commission was constituted by a peace agreement (2016) between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). [read post]
6 Mar 2008, 12:40 am
[JURIST] Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] on Wednesday denounced a Colombian attack on a Ecuadorian camp belonging to the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) [MIPT backgrounder] rebel group as a "war crime. [read post]
18 Mar 2024, 3:20 pm
Former members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) formed the EMC rebel group following the failure of a 2016 attempt to negotiate peace between the FARC and the Colombian government. [read post]
27 Sep 2011, 9:27 am
Attorney’s office says 41-year-old Nivaldo Riascos Renteria of Colombia played a key role in organizing transport of tons of cocaine from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, to the United States, Mexico and Europe. [read post]
27 Apr 2021, 7:05 am
Venezuelan security forces, the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB), clashed against the rebel Colombian armed group, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), in rural areas of Apure on March 21. [read post]
12 Mar 2012, 11:20 am
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on March 12, 2012 released the following: “WASHINGTON— Alexander Beltran Herrera, 35, aka Jhon Alexander Beltrain Herrera, aka Rodrigo Pirinolo, an accused member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), has been extradited from Colombia to face hostage taking and terrorism charges in the United States. [read post]
4 Feb 2008, 3:10 pm
The Berkman Center's Digital Natives blog provides an example of the power of Facebook:Hundreds of thousands of Columbians are expected to march today in 185 cities across the globe in protest of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and their use of kidnapping as a weapon. [read post]
22 Feb 2012, 6:23 am
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) have also killed members of the community, including community leaders, and accused them of siding with their enemies. [read post]
16 Dec 2020, 6:31 am
What is more, since Colombia’s Peace Agreement was signed in November 2016, 244 Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) fighters have died. [read post]
14 Sep 2023, 10:24 am
The United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) has also raised concerns about the environmental impact of Colombia’s prolonged conflict between the government and guerilla groups, such as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). [read post]
11 Mar 2008, 1:41 am
He is currently facing extradition to the U.S.[6]According to the allegations made by prosecutors, the two men conspired to sell millions of dollars worth of weapons, including surface-to-air missiles and armor-piercing rockets, to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).[7]The FARC, a leftist group which has been fighting Colombia's government for over 40 years, is designated by the U.S. as a terror group.[8]Both Smulian… [read post]
8 Aug 2010, 8:55 pm
Granados said that such human rights violations also have to do with the alleged presence of guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army (ELN) in Venezuelan territory. [read post]
12 Aug 2023, 8:28 pm
Facundo Molares, an independent photojournalist and committed left-wing activist associated with the now-defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), died Thursday when he suffered a heart attack while in police custody. [read post]
28 Dec 2022, 5:17 am
For example, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombian: People’s Army (FARC-EP) have allegedly been involved in human rights violations despite signing a peace treaty in 2016. [read post]
30 Jun 2022, 6:01 am
The Truth Commission was constituted by a peace agreement (2016) between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). [read post]
7 Feb 2024, 12:53 pm
The ELN, and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), claimed to fight for the rights of the poor. [read post]
30 Jan 2024, 11:28 am
The armed conflict in Colombia, which officially began in 1964 with the formation of two separate guerrilla groups, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the ELN, is a direct result of deep social and political tensions. [read post]
