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Reaction as two leading candidates begin three weeks of campaigning for run-off
Colombia's opposition presidential candidate Oscar Ivan Zuluaga said on Monday that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) must stop all criminal activity in order for the peace process to continue.
During a press conference...
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FARC negotiator comments on release of former US soldier held in Colombia
Colombia's main leftist rebel group, FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) on Monday denounced Colombia's president Juan Manuel Santos' "intransigence" as the reason for the delay in the release of American hostage Kevin Scott...
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Relatives of hostage victims gather for weekend march
1. Pan of line of demonstrators holding umbrellas with letters reading "Humanitarian Agreement Now!"
2. Medium of banner announcing march in San Jose del Guaviare for an humanitarian agreement, freedom for the hostages and peace in...
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First court appearance for men linked to IRA
1. Exteriors of the prison outskirts of Bogota
2. Various of vehicles and authorities guarding the three Irish men
3. Various of authorities following the vehicle with the three Irish men inside
4. Exterior of the court building in...
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Preps in advance of Sunday's Nationwide march against kidnapping
1. Various of Colombian flags on sale at side of road
2. Various of man waving flag
3. Various of man selling Colombian flag to drivers
4. Various of T-shirts and Colombian flags for sale on side of road
5. Close shot of Colombian...
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American fugitive hijacker living in Cuba scheduled to fly into Miami
Colombian government and rebel negotiators on Wednesday announced a partial agreement covering the guerrillas' participation in national politics if talks in Havana reach a final deal to end their decades-old armed conflict.
In a joint...
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Rebels hold press conference to commemorate 2-year anniversary of peace talks
Colombia's largest rebel group on Wednesday energetically defended negotiations aimed at ending a half-century insurgency even as those talks hung in the balance following the rebels' surprise capture of an army general.
President Juan...
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WRAP Chavez meets relatives of FARC hostages ADDS more
Caracas
1. Various of relatives of three FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) hostages soon to be released, entering mini-bus
2. Mini-bus leaving hotel
Barinas
3. Venezuela President Hugo Chavez arriving at the site where...
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Thousands of people filled Bogota's main square on Friday evening to support Bogota's leftist mayor, whose dismissal is considered by some Colombians to be a potential blow against attempts to make peace with the country's main rebel group.
Thousands of people filled Bogota's main square on Friday evening to support Bogota's leftist mayor, whose dismissal is considered by some Colombians to be a potential blow against attempts to make peace with the country's main rebel...
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FARC urges government to adhere to ceasefire whilst talks continue
1. Mid of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) delegation arriving for talks
2. Wide of FARC delegation giving press statement
4. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Ivan Marquez, FARC negotiator:
"With pain in my heart, I must admit that...
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+4:3 FARC rebels at talks call for legalisation of drug crops
Havana - 5 February 2013
1. Wide of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) delegation arriving for peace talks with the Colombian government
2. Wide FARC news conference
3. FARC delegation at news conference
4. SOUNDBITE:...
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Colombian govt officials and FARC continue peace talks
Colombian rebels and government negotiators will host a second group of victims of Colombia's 50-year guerilla war, in ongoing peace talks in Havana, officials said.
It will be the second time negotiators from both sides will hear from...
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Colombian president meets King, Zapatero, presser
1. Wide zoom in to King Juan Carlos of Spain greeting Colombian President Alvaro Uribe at the Zarzuela Palace
2. Various of King Juan Carlos greeting Uribe and delegation members
3. Wide shot King Juan Carlos posing with Uribe and his...
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French FM comments on ailing hostage Ingrid Betancourt
1. Wide of media centre
2. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner leaving radio interview
3. SOUNDBITE: (French) Bernard Kouchner, French Foreign Minister:
"If we don't try there can only be failure, so we are trying. We are fully...
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COLOMBIA: FARC DECLARE AN ARMED STRIKE
Spanish/Nat
Members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (F-A-R-C) have announced an indefinite armed strike in the department of Cundinamarca in Colombia.
As a result hundred of government troops have been deployed on the...
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Peace talks between the Colombian government and FARC resume
1. Pan right as the FARC delegation enters
2. Mid of media
3. Mid of media, pans right to follow FARC delegation
4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Manuel Leon Calarca, FARC spokesman:
"We call on the whole country to mobilise to encourage their...
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Mass for Ingrid Betancourt on 6th anniversary of kidnap
1. Colombian hostage, Ingrid Betancourt's mother, Yolanda Pulecio greeting Colombian Senator Piedad Cordoba inside church
2. Wide of Pulecio and Cordoba inside church
3. Wide of altar, cardboard cut out of Ingrid Betancourt on the...
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Betancourt's kidnapper sends apology to her mother and Sarkozy
1. Various exteriors of Combita prison
2. Mid-shot of guard walking inside prison
3. Various of reporters talking to jailed guerilla Nolberto Uni Vega
4. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Nolberto Uni Vega, jailed FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of...
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Landmine day marked in war-torn country
1. Mid shot of a mountain of shoes and a red sign that aware people about land mines
2. Mid shot of mountain of shoes that symbolizes the victims of land mines in the country
3. Mid shot of victims of land mines at the event
4. Mid...
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COLOMBIA: MILITARY FORCES DESTROY SECRET DRUG LABORATORY
Spanish/Nat
A secret drug laboratory has been destroyed in southern Colombia by military forces.
Authorities say the laboratory was able to process about five tons (4,545 kilograms) a month of pure cocaine.
The Colombian military believe...
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Family marks 6 yrs of fmr presidential candidate's detention
1. Double decker bus on Champs-Elysee avenue with banner reading (French) "Let's save Ingrid Betancourt (French-Colombian former presidential candidate and FARC hostage)", family and supporters in front of bus
2. Poster at the back of...
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WRAP Teacher who crossed half of Colombia on foot leaves for Europe
1. Activist Gustavo Moncayo walking in Plaza Bolivar with chain around hand and neck
2. Close-up of Moncayo's T-shirt with picture of his kidnapped son
3. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Gustavo Moncayo, activist and father of soldier kidnapped by...
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Chief negotiator for Colombian government in peace process holds presser
Bogota, Colombia - 4 December 2012
1. Zoom in on Colombian negotiation team arriving at news conference
2. Mid of members of negotiation team
3. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Humberto de la Calle, Head of the Colombian Government negotiation...
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German embassy comment on kidnap of 3 Germans by leftist guerillas
1. Various of German Embassy
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Herbert Behrendt, Embassy spokesman
"We are very happy about all the support and solidarity we can get at the moment. I also wish to emphasise that we expect that the lives and the...