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Netflix revisits Elizabeth Smart's kidnapping, rescue, and her inspiring journey from trauma to advocacy, highlighting her ongoing impact on child safety and survivor support.

Taken from her bedroom at the age of 14 and sexually abused for nine months, Smart, now a child safety activist, rails powerfully against shame in this true-crime documentary

Female Lyft driver says she was held captive for up to 10 hours and faced threats of ‘being shot, raped, and tortured’

Authorities say they arrested a man, 23, for kidnapping teen in a Houston suburb as she walked her dog on Christmas

A Texas woman went to her local Walmart for home decor and pasta, only to be followed throughout the store wherever she walked. 

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Owais Hammam was walking near his home in Khirbet Bani Harith in the West Bank on Dec. 3, 2025, when, according to media reports, he was kidnapped by Jewish settlers. Over several hours at a nearby settlement, the 18-year-old Palestinian is alleged to have endured repeated beatings, humiliation and harassment.

Kidnapping for ransom has a long history in the west African Sahel. In 1979, a rebel group led by Chad’s future president Hissène Habré kidnapped a French archaeologist and a German medical doctor in the north of the country. The kidnappers asked for the release of political prisoners, among other…

A woman from Syria's Alawite minority has spoken about her harrowing experience of being kidnapped and raped by gunmen