In a short clip that circulated online, the journalist, Olivier Dubois, said he had been seized by a jihadist group linked to Al Qaeda and urged the French government to secure his release.
Tag: Missing Persons
Sarah Everard’s Body Found in Southeast England, Police Say
Her disappearance last week touched off a national outcry against gender violence. A police officer has been arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and murder in the case.
Woman’s Disappearance Prompts Outcry Over Safety on London’s Streets
Thousands of women shared stories on social media of harassment and fears of walking home at night after Sarah Everard, 33, disappeared in London last week.
Police Officer Is Arrested Over London Woman’s Disappearance
The officer is being held on suspicion of murder in connection with the disappearance of Sarah Everard, 33, who went missing after leaving a friend’s house, the police said.
Fading Sri Lankan Hopes for Justice Rest on U.N. Rights Council
The government, strongly tied to the military, is blocking inquiries into wartime atrocities, undermining efforts to learn the fates of thousands of missing people.
Diary Sow, Senegalese Student Missing in Paris, Is Said to Be Found
The disappearance earlier this month of Diary Sow, 20, the “pride of a whole nation” and a published novelist, prompted an international outpouring of concern.
Angst in Senegal After Its ‘Best Student’ Goes Missing in Paris
Diary Sow, a 20-year-old enrolled in an elite French school, had won top academic prizes in Senegal, where many take pride in her success and now worry about her disappearance.
British Hiker Esther Dingley Goes Missing in the Pyrenees
Esther Dingley, who had written extensively about traveling through Europe for the past six years with her partner, was last seen on Nov. 22.
Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon Is Reported Missing; Search Underway
Mayor Park Won-soon is said to have left a cryptic, “will-like message” before leaving home on Thursday. He vanished a day after a secretary accused him of sexual harassment, two TV stations reported.
German Prosecutors Dash Hopes of Finding Madeleine McCann Alive
The German man the authorities now suspect of murdering the British child in 2007 was previously convicted of sexually abusing children, theft and dealing drugs.