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Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart review – her frankness about her ordeal is truly inspiring

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

The Guardian - UK · Jan 21

19th-century plan for a slaving empire based in US deep south and Caribbean resonates with Trump’s foreign policy today

One year into his second term of office, Donald Trump’s foreign policy aspirations have led him to variously lay claim to Canada, the Panama Canal and, most contentiously at present, Greenland. He has kidnapped the head of state of Venezuela, saying that the US can run the country and exploit…

The Conversation · Jan 20

At least 30 dead and multiple people abducted after gunmen raid village in Nigeria

Local residents said security forces had yet to arrive in the area, contradicting the police claim that they had deployed officers to search for those kidnapped

The Independent UK · Jan 4

‘I was followed at that same Walmart’: Texas woman pulls up to Walmart. Then she says she almost got kidnapped

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

The Mary Sue · Dec 22, 2025

‘I thought I was being kidnapped’: U.S. citizen reveals what happened when an ICE agent tackled him on his lunch break, and the video is hard to watch

Detain first, ask later.

We Got This Covered · Dec 12, 2025

West Bank violence is soaring, fueled by a capitulation of Israeli institutions to settlers’ interests

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.

The Conversation · Dec 12, 2025

Kidnapping for ransom in the Sahel: analysis of 24 years of data shows a new trend

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…

The Conversation · Dec 11, 2025

In post-Assad Syria's chaos, Alawite women face sexual violence

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

The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2025

‘Hold Israel accountable,’ detained Irish citizens tell committee

‘If another country had kidnapped Irish citizens, what would we have done?’ the committee was asked.

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2025

FBI warns of kidnapping scams as hackers turn to AI to provide 'proof of life'

AI-generated deepfake videos are being used as "proof" someone was kidnapped.

TechRadar · Dec 8, 2025