Frontline Blog: Amanda Lindhout’s TV plea
August 4th, 2009Posted by Judith Townend in Editors' pick, Press freedom and ethics
Amanda Lindhout, the Canadian journalist kidnapped in Somalia nearly a year ago on August 23 2008, has reportedly made made a public plea over the telephone to Omni TV.
Australian freelance photojournalist Nigel Brennan is also being held in captivity.
A campaign site can be found here: http://www.amandalindhout.com/
An online petition to the Canadian and Australian governments can be found at this link.
Tags: Amanda Lindhout, campaign site, freelance photojournalist, journalist, Nigel Brennan, omni tv, Somalia
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