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Russia's reported abduction of Ukrainian children echoes other genocidal policies, including US history of kidnapping Native American children

Allegations have emerged recently that Ukrainian children are being forcibly removed from their country by Russia. Once there, they are put up for adoption.

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San Jose suspects tried kidnapping baby 3 times before they succeeded, prosecutors say

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Two people, including a family friend, accused of kidnapping a 3-month-old San Jose boy last month attempted to take the child at least three times, including one instance in which one suspect posed as a Child Protective Services worker, until they eventually succeeded in late April,…

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400 Mawozo gang leader charged over kidnapping of American missionaries in Haiti

DOJ alleges he directed kidnapping of group including 5 children in attempt to secure his release from prison.

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NSW arrests over Victoria kidnapping

A man and a woman have been arrested in NSW over an alleged botched kidnapping in Victoria's southwest.

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Haitian gang leader ‘Yonyon’ indicted in DC for role in kidnapping of 16 Americans

The leader of a Haitian gang that kidnapped 17 American and Canadian missionaries on the eastern outskirts of Port-au-Prince last October was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia.

Miami Herald

US indicts Haitian gang leader over missionaries’ kidnapping

US authorities say Joly Germine is a leader of 400 Mawozo gang accused of kidnapping 17 missionaries in Haiti last year.

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Haitian gang leader charged in kidnapping of US missionaries

Federal prosecutors in the U.S. have charged the leader of a notoriously violent Haitian gang with conspiracy to commit hostage taking for his alleged role in the kidnapping of 16 Americans last year

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U.S. indicts Haitian national for alleged role in 2021 kidnapping of missionaries

A U.S. grand jury on Tuesday indicted a Haitian national for conspiracy to commit hostage taking in the kidnapping of 16 American missionaries in Haiti in 2021.

Reuters

Kidnap suspect loses 3-year war against extradition to Chile

A Chilean woman wanted on kidnapping charges dating to Augusto Pinochet’s military dictatorship in the 1970s faces extradition from Australia after a court closed her final appeal option

The Independent UK

Leaders at San Jose church confirm they conducted ritual to rid 3-year-old of ‘evil spirits,’ leading to her death

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Faith leaders at a tiny church in San Jose where a three-year-old girl perished last fall have confirmed that they performed a ceremony on the child to “liberate her of her evil spirits” but say what happened was “the will of God,” not the consequence of…

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Leader of Haiti’s 400 Mawozo gang, which kidnapped American missionaries, is flown to US

The leader of an infamous gang behind an ongoing armed conflict with another gang in Haiti was flown by federal agents from Port-au-Prince to the United States on Tuesday in connection with last year’s kidnapping of 16 American missionaries.

Miami Herald

Inmate charged with allegedly kidnapping corrections officer

A man will face court next month over alleged assault and intimidation offences at a correctional centre in the Hunter.

Newcastle Herald

World Press Freedom Day: RSF reveals mixed rankings in Africa

In tonight's edition: Human Rights Watch accuses Russian private security forces invited into Central African Republic of killing civilians. We speak to the daughter of Rwandan opposition figure Paul Rusesabagina. The “Hotel Rwanda” hero's family has filed a $400 million lawsuit against Kigali over alleged kidnapping and torture. And our…

France 24

Dominican diplomat is kidnapped in Haiti as violence between rival gangs intensifies

A diplomat assigned to the Dominican Republic’s Port-au-Prince embassy is Haiti’s latest kidnapping victim, a senior Haitian government official has confirmed.

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Alleged members of neo-Nazi prison gang in Alaska convicted of murder, kidnapping, conspiracy

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Five members of a white supremacist prison gang were found guilty Monday in an Anchorage federal court of crimes connected with 2017 kidnappings, assaults and a murder in Alaska.

The Hindu

Actor Maala Parvathi resigns from AMMA committee over lack of action against rape-accused Vijay Babu

AMMA's reluctance to take disciplinary action against Vijay Babu is similar to its stand in 2017 when kidnapping and sexual assault allegations were raised against actor Dileep

Daily Mirror

Levi Bellfield made disgusting schoolgirls joke after one night stand with woman

Levi Bellfield, who kidnapped and murdered Milly Dowler, made a vile joke about kidnapping schoolgirls after sex with a woman who says she fell pregnant to the monster

The Independent UK

Suspected drug cartel gunmen kidnap two female soldiers vacationing at Mexico beach

Army general described kidnapping as ‘cowardly act’

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'Beatle' Gets Life Sentence for ISIS Beheadings

Alexanda Kotey, part of the ISIS kidnap-and-murder cell known as the "Beatles," was sentenced to life in prison Friday, with relatives of victims addressing him and another member directly in the US court. Kotey, a 38-year-old former British national, pleaded guilty in September, admitting his role in the deaths of…

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Family friend conspired with man to kidnap San Jose baby, prosecutors say

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A woman and man stockpiled diapers and baby formula, got a child’s rocker and hatched a plan to abduct her friend’s three-month-old grandson, sparking a frantic search that garnered national attention earlier this week, according to prosecutors.

The Times of India

Thane: Man hires 2 to kill cousin, all 3 arrested

THANE: Daighar police has arrested three persons for allegedly kidnapping and strangulating a 25-year-old man from Waklan village on the behest of his cousin. The police said that accused Pravin Jagtap, 26, and Rahul Suryavanshi 25, were hired by deceased Mangesh Patil’s cousin brother Akshay Patil.

The Independent UK

Woman arrested in baby kidnapping met family at church

The mother of a 3-month-old baby kidnapped from their San Francisco Bay Area home says a woman arrested in the case met the family at church and had been spending a lot of time with them ever since she was nine months pregnant

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Family friend conspired with man to kidnap San Jose baby, prosecutors say

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A woman conspired with a man to abduct her family friend’s 3-month-old baby while the child’s grandmother was unpacking groceries from her car, sparking a frantic 18-hour search by law enforcement that garnered national attention, prosecutors said Thursday in a criminal complaint.

Tribune News Service

Wrongfully convicted Detroit man freed after nearly two decades in prison

A Detroit man imprisoned for nearly 20 years for the rape and kidnapping of one teen girl and the attempted kidnapping of another was exonerated Wednesday by a Wayne County Circuit Court judge.

The Independent UK

Police: Woman helped plan kidnapping of baby in California

Police say a woman arrested in the kidnapping of a 3-month-old baby from his San Francisco Bay Area home is a friend of the family and was present when a man abducted the baby while his grandmother unloaded groceries

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