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NEWS ABOUT: Ingrid Betancourt

Ingrid Betancourt stories: 34 news summaries

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 A Few Other Nobel 
 Candidates 

Tireless campaigners for human rights, long-suffering Chinese dissidents among those passed over

Oct 9, 09 2:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama himself said he was not sure he deserved to win the Nobel Peace Prize, and the Weekly Standard seems to agree. Mary Katherine Ham invites you to consider some of the luminaries who were passed over:
  • Sima Samar: A Afghan women’s rights activist who kept
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Afghanistan • China • Barack Obama • FARC • Nobel Peace Prize • Ingrid Betancourt • Hu Jia • Congo • Wei Jingsheng • Handicap International • Cluster Munition Coalition • Denis Mukwege • Sima Samar

(Newser) - Three Americans freed in a daring hostage rescue in Colombia last year were thrilled to  escape their FARC captors—and nearly as happy to be free of fellow hostage Ingrid Betancourt. In a new book, the Americans portray Betancourt as a self-centered and malicious prima donna, the New York Times... More »

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Colombia • FARC • Ingrid Betancourt • hostage

FARC Defector Gets Asylum in France, $400K

Former rebel carried 8-year hostage out of the jungle

Dec 10, 08 5:48 AM CST
(Newser) - A commander who deserted Colombia's rebel group FARC has been offered $400,000 and asylum in France alongside Ingrid Betancourt, their former hostage. Wilson Bueno Largo fled the jungle in October after years in FARC, carrying a kidnapped congressman on his back. Bueno's defection from the group dealt a substantial... More »

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France • kidnapping • Colombia • FARC • Ingrid Betancourt • hostage

Betancourt Back in Colombia for Anti-FARC Tour

Ex-hostage aims to disarm rebels; some
see only her ambition

Nov 30, 08 6:04 PM CST
(Newser) - Former FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt returned to Colombia yesterday to kick off a tour aimed at getting the rebels to disarm, AFP reports. "I am so very happy to be here," said Betancourt, who has received death threats from FARC and will keep her Colombia visit brief. She... More »

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Latin America • Colombia • FARC • Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia • Ingrid Betancourt • hostage

Betancourt: Pope, Faith Saved Me

Ex-hostage thanks pontiff for support during 7-year captivity

Sep 1, 08 2:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ingrid Betancourt realized her dreams today when she met privately with Pope Benedict, Reuters reports. The freed French-Colombian hostage says she was overcome with emotion after hearing the pope appeal for her release on the radio during her 7 years in captivity. The 46-year-old Catholic had never read the Bible—... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Colombia • FARC • Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia • Ingrid Betancourt

 1M-Plus March for
 Colombian Hostages 

Cities across the globe show support for captives

Jul 20, 08 6:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - More than a million people marched in Bogota, Columbia and other world capitals today demanding the freedom of captives held hostage by leftist rebels in the Columbian jungle, AFP reports. Recently liberated captive Ingrid Betancourt led chants of "No More hostages" in Paris on Columbia's independence day, as famous... More »

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captives • Colombia • protests • FARC • Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia • Ingrid Betancourt • hostage

Betancourt Bares 'Soul Hell' of Captivity

Death was her  'constant companion'
in 6-year ordeal

Jul 10, 08 6:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Freed hostage Ingrid Betancourt lived in "soul hell" for years in captivity under a constant threat of death, she said in a riveting interview on CNN's Larry King Live. "I lived for nearly seven years with the awareness that death was my everyday companion," she said. "... More »

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Our Marriage May Be Over: Betancourt Hubby

Lecompte says love might have died in 6-year internment

Jul 9, 08 2:03 PM CDT
(AP) - The husband of rescued Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt says their marriage may be over. In an interview with the Bogota newspaper El Tiempo, Juan Carlos Lecompte acknowledges what many noted when the two reunited in front of TV cameras after last week's rescue—Betancourt greeted him coldly. More »

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France • marriage • Colombia • FARC • Ingrid Betancourt • hostage

 Hostages
 Captivate
 Hollywood 

Abductees, rescuers become hot properties for book, movie deals

Jul 8, 08 6:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Film projects revolving around last week’s rescue of 15 FARC prisoners are already taking shape, Variety reports. Rumors abound about rights deals and production agreements. Although not everyone is convinced that the bloodless rescue is dramatic enough material for a box office blockbuster, "it's as memorable as Entebbe,... More »

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Captors Turned Brutal After Betancourt Escape Attempt

Hostages, chained together, also hostile

Jul 7, 08 12:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ingrid Betancourt and the other former hostages of Colombia’s FARC faced aggression and abuse from their captors—and each other, CNN reports. Rebels were relatively cordial until Betancourt and former Colombian legislator Luis Perez made an escape attempt in 2005, surviving for 5 days in the jungle before they... More »

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Betancourt Plans to Write Captivity Play

Politician's Colombia drama will show what people 'need to feel'

Jul 6, 08 7:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ingrid Betancourt’s ordeal in Colombia will soon hit a stage near you, the BBC reports. The French-Colombian politician, sprung last week from 6 years of captivity, will pen a play based on her experiences. “People need to understand this, but I can't just write it down the way... More »

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Colombia • Paris • play • FARC • Ingrid Betancourt

Rebel Bomb Revenge Plot Foiled in Colombia

Explosives planned for Bogota: authorities

Jul 6, 08 8:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Colombian army seized nearly a ton of explosives near Bogota, foiling a bomb plot by the rebel group known as FARC, according to authorities. Military officials suspect a series of bomb attacks were planned across the capital in the next few days in retaliation for the recent high-profile rescue... More »

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Colombia • explosives • bomb • revenge • bomb threat • FARC • Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia • Ingrid Betancourt • Bogota • hostage

Hostages Rejoice on Rescue Video

Footage shows them hugging and crying on board helicopter

Jul 4, 08 8:38 PM CDT
(AP) - Video recorded during the rescue of 15 rebel hostages shows them filing grim-faced toward the helicopter that would fly them to safety, then hugging one another and crying with joy after they are aloft and realize they are free, the AP reports. Watch the video on the MSNBC link below. More »

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Colombia • video • FARC • Ingrid Betancourt • hostage

UPDATED

Betancourt Outlines 'Diabolic Behavior' By Rebels

Former hostage, in Paris, says she was tortured, kept in chains for 3 years

Jul 4, 08 4:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Speaking after her arrival in Paris today, Ingrid Betancourt says she was tortured during her 6 years as a hostage of Colombian rebels, the New York Times reports. “I was in chains all the time, 24 hours a day, for three years,” she said, describing "diabolical behavior"... More »

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 Betancourt Arrives in Paris 

Sarkozy welcomes freed hostage home

Jul 4, 08 11:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ingrid Betancourt returned to France today after 6 years in captivity in Colombia, CNN reports. "I have been dreaming for 7 years for this moment," the French-Colombian politician said at Villacoublay airport outside Paris. "I owe everything to France. You all shared my despair, my family's despair.... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Nicolas Sarkozy • Colombia • FARC • Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia • Ingrid Betancourt • hostage

Military Doc: Contractors
In Good Condition

Freed Americans "in great spirits" at Texas military base

Jul 3, 08 9:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - The three American hostages rescued after more than five years in captivity in Colombia are in good physical and psychological shape, the Washington Post reports. The defense contractors, who arrived at a military base in Texas last night, were held by Colombian rebels in “very cruel and very spartan”... More »

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contractors • Colombia • US Army • FARC • Alvaro Uribe • Ingrid Betancourt • hostage

 Betancourt Reunited
 With Her Children 

Tearful reunion after Colombia captivity kept family apart for 6 years

Jul 3, 08 2:44 PM CDT
(AP) - The children of Ingrid Betancourt embraced their mother for the first time in 6 years today in a tear-drenched airport welcome, a day after the former presidential candidate was freed from rebel captivity by Colombia's government. "Nirvana, paradise—that must be very similar to what I feel at this... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • France • Colombia • reunion • FARC • Ingrid Betancourt

Betancourt
Hails Release
as a 'Miracle'

Freed hostage praises 'perfect' operation, still wants to be president

Jul 3, 08 9:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - For Ingrid Betancourt, the French-Colombian politician freed after more than 6 years in captivity, her release yesterday was a “miracle.” Colombian soldiers, posing as NGO officials, tricked FARC rebels and rescued Betancourt and 14 other hostages without gunfire. “There is no historical precedent for such a perfect... More »

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Colombia • FARC • Alvaro Uribe • Ingrid Betancourt • guerrilla groups • hostage

Contractors' Families Prepare for Joyous Reunions

Three men expected to arrive in Texas after Colombian ordeal

Jul 2, 08 9:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - The families of three military contractors captured by Colombian rebels more than five years ago had no inkling they were about to be freed, McClatchy Newspapers reports. "It's a miracle today," said Amanda Howes, niece of Thomas Howes. Her uncle and his fellow former captives, Marc Gonsalves and... More »

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Colombia • FARC • Alvaro Uribe • Ingrid Betancourt • hostage

 'Mom, You Don't Have
 to Cry Anymore'  

Betancourt reunited with family; US contractors on their way home

Jul 2, 08 8:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ingrid Betancourt embraced her family today after six years of captivity in the Colombian jungle, the Washington Post reports. "Mom, you don't have to cry anymore," said Betancourt, one of 15 hostages freed from FARC rebels. "This is a miracle." Betancourt appeared thin but healthy at... More »

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Colombia • FARC • Alvaro Uribe • Ingrid Betancourt • hostage

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