While the exact number is of hostages is unknown—the BBC reports FARC may be imprisoning up to 800 people in secret jungle lairs—the fate of a few high-profile captives, including former vice presidential candidate Clara Rojas and three US contractors, has garnered plenty of media attention as talks of a deal continue to start and stall.http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 28 Aug 2008 8:05:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34303/red-cross-cries-foul-over-colombia-deception.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe Red Cross chided the Colombian government today for its "deliberate misuse" of the Red Cross symbol during a mission to rescue hostages, the BBC reports. “If authenticated, these images would clearly establish an improper use of the Red Cross emblem, which we deplore,” a spokesman said of footage from the July 2 mission that freed politician Ingrid Betancourt and 14 others.http://www.newser.com/story/34303/red-cross-cries-foul-over-colombia-deception.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 06 Aug 2008 12:42:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32917/1m-plus-march-for-colombian-hostages.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMore 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 musicians from across the globe staged a concert there.http://www.newser.com/story/32917/1m-plus-march-for-colombian-hostages.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 20 Jul 2008 18:30:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32160/freed-us-hostages-bare-brutal-life-with-animals.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThree freed American hostages who spent more than five years as captives of Colombian guerrillas paint a harrowing picture of their treatment in a CNN interview. Keith Stansell, Marc Gonsalves and Thomas Howes, rescued last week, spent much of their time in captivity chained by the neck, and were subjected to forced marches, harsh conditions and constant threats, they report.http://www.newser.com/story/32160/freed-us-hostages-bare-brutal-life-with-animals.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 10 Jul 2008 22:19:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32090/betancourt-bares-soul-hell-of-captivity.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFreed 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. "It was hell. It was hell for the body, it was hell for the soul, it was hell for the mind."http://www.newser.com/story/32090/betancourt-bares-soul-hell-of-captivity.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 10 Jul 2008 4:59:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32028/our-marriage-may-be-over-betancourt-hubby.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe 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.http://www.newser.com/story/32028/our-marriage-may-be-over-betancourt-hubby.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 09 Jul 2008 13:39:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31945/hostages-captivate-hollywood.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFilm 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, the Hindenburg disaster, or other huge events that stay with us," one producer says.http://www.newser.com/story/31945/hostages-captivate-hollywood.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 08 Jul 2008 15:45:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31874/farc-will-punish-remaining-captives-ex-hostage.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSpeaking to the media for the first time since his rescue Wednesday, a former FARC captive warned that remaining hostages would face retribution over the escape, CNN reports. “Right now, they're being punished because we got rescued,” said US government contractor Marc Gonsalves. They’ll be made to don heavy backpacks and “forced to march with a chain around their neck while a guerrilla with an automatic weapon is holding the other end.”http://www.newser.com/story/31874/farc-will-punish-remaining-captives-ex-hostage.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 08 Jul 2008 5:57:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31817/captors-turned-brutal-after-betancourt-escape-attempt.html?refid=rss_all_defaultIngrid 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 gave up.http://www.newser.com/story/31817/captors-turned-brutal-after-betancourt-escape-attempt.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 07 Jul 2008 12:12:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31759/betancourt-plans-to-write-captivity-play.html?refid=rss_all_defaultIngrid 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 it happened,” she said, insisting a book wouldn’t work for the project.http://www.newser.com/story/31759/betancourt-plans-to-write-captivity-play.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 06 Jul 2008 17:16:20 CDT