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Tag: abduction
Landmark ruling finds Belgium guilty of crimes against humanity in colonial Congo
The Court of Appeals in Brussels has ruled that Belgium must pay reparations to five women who were forcibly taken from their mothers and put ... Read More
Four Bangladeshi people freed after being kidnapped by gang in south Tripoli
The Security Directorates Support Apparatus in the Regions has reported the successful release of four Bangladeshi nationals who were held captive in a house along ... Read More
Nigeria kidnappings: more students snatched as army hunts for missing
Gunmen kidnapped 15 more students from an Islamic school in northwestern Nigeria, which comes following the abduction of more than 280 children by gunmen in ... Read More
Mass Abduction in Kuriga: Over 100 Nigerian School Students Kidnapped
The abduction of more than 100 Nigerian school students reportedly occurred in the town of Kuriga in the north-western region. Witnesses stated that armed individuals ... Read More
Cameroon detains business tycoon in connection with assassination of Martinez Zogo
Jean-Pierre Amougou Belinga, owner of L'Anecdote media group and acquaintance of Cameroonian Minister of Justice Laurent Esso, was arrested Monday in connection to investigation into ... Read More
Member of Doctors without Borders abducted in northern Mali
Some unidentified armed men have kidnapped a member of Doctors Without Borders (MSF), a non-profit organization in Gao, northern Mali. “Unidentified armed men entered the ... Read More
Libyan assailants abduct 25 Tunisian fishermen in Tunisian waters
A group of Libyan armed men seized Tuesday two Tunisian fishing boats with 25 men onboard in Tunisian waters, Webdo Tunis reports. Salah Hdider, member ... Read More
Libyan authorities help release 14 Tunisian abducted oil workers
Tunisia Sunday said its 14 citizens held hostage in neighboring Libya have been freed following the intervention of Libyan authorities. The Tunisian foreign ministry expressed ... Read More
Abducted Moroccan Sailor Reportedly Freed by Nigerian Kidnappers
Moroccan officer of the merchant navy, Ahmed Janane, who had been Kidnapped last July 31 by Nigerian pirates in the Gulf of Guinea after an ... Read More