October 2018
In this quarter's Global Kidnap Bulletin we explore the ongoing threat of kidnapping to NGO workers stationed in Syria, even as President Bashar Al Assad consolidates his power, and in Somalia, where these have been specifically targeted by Al Shabaab. We also examine a recent kidnapping incident involving two local businessmen in Moscow, a spate of casino-linked kidnappings in Cambodia and the Philippines, and the elevated threat of wrongful detention in sub-Saharan Africa amid a crackdown on freedom of expression.