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Why Nigerian kidnap law banning families from paying ransoms may do more harm than good

Kidnapping for ransom has become one of the most significant challenges facing Nigeria today, and the government is attempting to address this by punishing families who pay ransoms. But many believe this has little chance of tackling the problem.

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Prosecutors want California’s Sherri Papini to serve 8 months for admitted kidnapping hoax

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to send Sherri Papini to prison for eight months as punishment for her kidnapping hoax, writing in court files that the Northern California mom continues to tell people she actually was kidnapped and rejecting a proposal by probation officials that she…

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One arrested in abduction case

Kidnapped boy was rescued by the police the same day

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Kidnapped woman jumps out of moving car to escape abductor

Victim had stopped to give man drink of water when he pulled weapon on her

The Independent UK

Eliza Fletcher: Tennessee police confirm body found is that of abducted teacher

Prominent Memphis businessman’s granddaughter was forced into a car and kidnapped during an early morning jog on Friday

The Guardian - US

Eliza Fletcher: Body found in search for heiress ‘kidnapped while jogging’

Eliza Fletcher was abducted and forced into an SUV during an early morning jog near the University of Memphis

Evening Standard

Gosforth man who led police on dangerous chase in wife's Mercedes walks free

Safe Elfike, of Gosforth, who fled to the UK after being kidnapped and attacked in Egypt, had no licence or insurance to drive his wife's car

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Man charged in jogger abduction kidnapped attorney in 2000

The man charged with kidnapping a Tennessee woman jogging near the University of Memphis last week spent 22 years behind bars for a previous kidnapping

The Independent UK

Maharashtra recorded highest cases of kidnapping and abduction in 2021, says NCRB report

According to the National Crime Records Bureau, Maharashtra witnessed 3,401 kidnapping of minor girls in 2021

The Hindu

Gunmen kidnap Nigerian worshippers attending prayers at mosque

Gunmen kidnapped dozens of worshippers attending Friday afternoon prayers at a mosque in Nigeria's northwestern state of Zamfara, police and witnesses said.

Reuters

Andhra Pradesh: Kidnapped boy rescued in an hour, handed over to parents

Accused had demanded ₹1 crore, says DSP

The Hindu

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.

Bangkok Post

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.

Chicago Tribune

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…

Daily Record

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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The Independent UK

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

Daily Mirror

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

Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

Liverpool Echo

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

Paul Luttrell was put into a coma after contracting covid

The Independent UK

Grammy-nominated rapper kidnapped from brewery and shot

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

Daily Mirror

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

Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

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