Tag: kidnapping

Spanish Investigation Reveals Shocking Details: Algerian Intelligence Involved in Attempted Kidnapping of Journalist Hichem Aboud

October 21, 2024

The investigation by Spanish authorities reveals the involvement of an Algerian intelligence service in the attempted kidnapping of journalist and writer Hichem Aboud. This information ... Read More

Algerian regime kidnaps political opponent Fethi Ghares

August 29, 2024

After silencing dissent, sending scores of political opponents to jail or forcing them into exile, the Algerian regime has stepped up its crackdown with the ... Read More

Cairo criminal appeal court acquits Uber driver of attempted kidnap of Habiba Al-Shamaa

August 23, 2024

On August 22, 2024, a Cairo criminal appeal court acquitted an Uber driver of attempting to kidnap 24-year-old Habiba Al-Shamaa, who tragically died after jumping ... Read More

Nigeria kidnappings: more students snatched as army hunts for missing

March 12, 2024

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

March 8, 2024

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

Uganda: foreign tourists killed in attack by suspected IS-aligned rebel group

October 18, 2023

Ugandan police has said they were pursuing suspected members of an an armed group aligned with Islamic State (IS) that reportedly killed three people, including ... Read More

Red Cross announces release of employees kidnapped in Mali

March 21, 2023

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Monday two of its staff kidnapped in Mali, early March, have been freed, without providing more ... Read More

French-Australian citizen abducted in Chad freed

October 31, 2022

Chad Sunday announced the release of Jérôme Hugonnot, a French-Australian citizen, kidnapped Friday by unidentified men in Wadi Fira province, north-east of the central African ... Read More

Malian opposition leader kidnapped ahead of general elections

March 27, 2020

In an unprecedented first for a Malian politician of his rank, unidentified gunmen kidnapped the leading opposition figure Soumaila Cisse and his team on Wednesday, ... Read More

Libya: HoR member kidnapped for criticizing Haftar allegedly killed

August 5, 2019

Libyan lawmaker kidnapped last month for criticizing east-based military commander, Khalifa Haftar, was allegedly killed by her abductors reportedly linked to the renegade military leader. ... Read More