The Demonstrations and Concerts against Kidnapping continue around the World!
A man attends a protest march in Bogota July 20, 2008. Colombians took to the streets in large numbers on Sunday to protest kidnappings that have plagued the country during its 44-year-old guerrilla war. Declaring that this year’s Independence Day should be renamed “Freedom Day” for 2,800 people held captive in remote jungle and mountain camps, thousands were expected to march in cities throughout the country. The sign reads “In my family there still 2795 hostages”. REUTERS/Carlos Duran (COLOMBIA)
On July 20, 2008 a clear message to the leftists extremists as millions in Colombia and around the world gathered in plazas and concerts to say NO TO KIDNAPPINGS.
Demonstrators protest at the Simon Bolivar park against kidnapping in Bogota, Sunday, July 20, 2008. Well over a million Colombians, clad in white and chanting “No more kidnapping!” marked their independence day on Sunday with marches and concerts demanding freedom for hostages still held by leftist rebels. (AP Photo/Christian Escobar Mora)
