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Abducted girl, 13, found wandering streets of Brooklyn with no shoes after escaping kidnapper

Authorities said there was a connection between the suspected kidnapper, Dwayne Taylor, and the abducted teen, but wouldn’t elaborate further

The Independent UK

Suspected Islamists kill at least 14 civilians in east Congo attack

Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 14 civilians and kidnapped more than a dozen others in an attack in the east of Democratic Republic of Congo, a witness and a local human rights group said on Wednesday.

Reuters

‘The Patient’ review: When therapy goes very wrong. Like, true crime wrong

Say you’re a therapist. And say your patient tells you, “I have a compulsion to kill people.” And say that information is conveyed after you’ve been kidnapped to some unknown basement location and chained to a bed. “The Patient” looks at what happens when the power dynamic between therapist and…

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‘The Patient’ a breakthrough for Steve Carell, playing a shrink kidnapped by a serial killer

On intense series on Hulu, murderer hopes his captive can help him stop his homicidal ways.

Chicago Sun-Times

Hong Konger 'kidnapped' in Thailand by SE Asia scam ring pleads for help

Anti-trafficking campaigners in Hong Kong played a harrowing recording on Wednesday of a resident testifying that he has been kidnapped and forced to work for online scam syndicates in Myanmar.

Bangkok Post

Commentary: American Data Privacy and Protection Act could thwart efforts to save abducted children

At 13 years old, I became the first widely known case of an internet abduction when I was lured and kidnapped by an online predator. After nearly a year of chatting online with someone I believed to be a contemporary, I was lured outside of my home to meet this…

Chicago Tribune

Widow of murdered Scots aid worker David Haines 'will never forgive' as killer ISIS 'Beatle' jailed for life

David, from Perth, tragically lost his life at the hands of the twisted terror cell in September, 2014, after being kidnapped from a Syrian aid camp the previous year.

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Lawyer: No evidence of mom's alleged Qanon kidnapping plot

A lawyer for a Colorado woman who lost custody of her son for allegedly lying about his health problems says there is no evidence she plotted with backers of the Qanon conspiracy theory to have him kidnapped from foster care

The Independent UK

Family of teenager paralysed in kidnapping by her ex raise £150,000 to bring her home

Angel Lynn could soon be able to return home under a special care programme after she was kidnapped at the age of 19 by her ex-boyfriend and fell from a moving van

Daily Mirror

UN Decries Alarming Increase in Attacks on Aid Workers in Yemen

The United Nations said violence against aid workers in Yemen have increased at an “alarming.” A statement by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), marking the World Humanitarian Day, affirmed that most of the violations took place in Houthi-controlled areas, without identifying the parties responsible for…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Man believed he was 'kidnapped and forced to be a Tesco driver'

Paul Luttrell was put into a coma after contracting covid

Liverpool Echo

Grammy-nominated rapper kidnapped from brewery and shot

When the rapper tried to escape, one of his kidnappers shot him in the leg

The Independent UK

Kidnapped man had boiling water poured on genitals during 12 hours of brutal torture

The 30-year-old victim was taken from outside his home and bundled into the back of a car before being tortured for twelve hours, finally escaping his captors Llewllyn Campbell and John Robertson

Daily Mirror

Teenage girl allegedly kidnapped and raped in Goa; family driver among four held

PANAJI: A 17-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped multiple times in Vasco town of Goa, and police have arrested the driver employed by her family along with three other men in this connection, an official said on Wednesday. The girl had gone missing from her house on August 11,…

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Syria Denies It Is Holding American Journalist Austin Tice

Syria denied on Wednesday it is holding US journalist Austin Tice or other Americans after President Joe Biden accused the Syrian government of detaining him. The Syrian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Damascus “denies it had kidnapped or is holding any American citizen on its territories.” Biden’s comments…

Manchester Evening News

Twisted torturers poured boiling water on man's genitals and made him swallow 'rat poison' in horror kidnapping

Llewllyn Campbell kidnapped his victim before enlisting the help of another man to torture him

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Judge: Lebanon Can’t Intervene in Fakhoury’s Suit, Can’t Be Sued

A judge on Monday denied a family’s attempt to sue Lebanon on allegations that the country’s security agency kidnapped and tortured their family member before he died in the US, and that the agency could not intervene in the case. Amer Fakhoury, a Lebanese American man, died in the United…

The Independent UK

Judge: Family can't sue Lebanon over dead man's captivity

A judge has denied a family’s attempt to sue Lebanon on allegations that the country’s security agency kidnapped and tortured their family member before he died in the U.S. The family’s lawsuit filed last year against Iran says Amer Fakhoury developed lymphoma and other serious medical issues while imprisoned during…

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10 years after Austin Tice vanished in Syria, his family continues its fight for him

American journalist Austin Tice is believed to have been kidnapped in a suburb of Damascus, Syria, in 2012. His mother says he's being held with a "government-related entity" in Syria.

The Times of India

3 girls kidnapped, raped in Delhi; police told to submit action taken report by Aug 14

NEW DELHI: Three girls were allegedly kidnapped and raped after giving them beverages laced with sedatives in Rohini in Delhi, police said on Thursday.

Bangkok Post

Thai director Danny says Myanmar abduction rumours untrue

A film director was repatriated from Myanmar on Tuesday morning after his family claimed that he had been kidnapped for ransom by the United Wa State Army (UWSA) since Jan 4. However, Myanmar authorities insisted that he had entered the UWSA's territory of his own free will.

Bangkok Post

Govt 'ready' to repatriate Ramai from Myanmar

The government is ready to repatriate film director and renowned fight choreographer Ramai "Danny" Moriphan, who was kidnapped in Myanmar over his alleged links to a drug trafficking syndicate, assistant national police chief Pol Lt Gen Surachate Hakparn, said on Monday.

Glasgow Live

Search called off for remains of murdered Glasgow businesswoman Lynda Spence by police

Forensic teams spent months scouring a remote area near Dunoon in the hope of finding Lynda's remains. The 27-year-old was tortured and killed in 2011 after being kidnapped from a Glasgow street.

Daily Record

Police call off search for body of murdered Scots financial adviser Lynda Spence

The 27-year-old financial adviser was tortured and killed in 2011 after being kidnapped from a street in Broomhill, Glasgow.

The Conversation

Friday essay: a slave state - how blackbirding in colonial Australia created a legacy of racism

In July 2021, Jack Dempsey, the mayor of Bundaberg, delivered an official apology for Northern Queensland’s past reliance on the indentured labour of Pacific Islanders, many of whom were kidnapped (or “blackbirded”) and forced to work on the state’s cane plantations. “To say sorry,” explained Dempsey, “is a start in…

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