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The headline is an understatement. Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of Colombian cities (video after the jump) and towns — as well as in other countries– on Sunday to protest the continuing captivity of FARC hostages.

Recently freed FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt — the causa célebre‘s celebrity — was on hand for the protest in Paris along with a bunch of other celebrities of the Latino farándula:

In Paris, Betancourt led chants of “No more hostages!” as she addressed a crowd of several thousand people who came to watch artists perform in a square across the river Seine from the Eiffel Tower.

Colombian star Juanes, Spain’s Miguel Bose, and French artists Renan Luce and Michel Delpech were among the singers playing at the concert.

At Betancourt’s side was the socialist Bertrand Delanoe, who told the crowd: “Our duty is to continue fighting for the liberation of all hostages in Colombia.”

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