Amanda Lindhout

• Amanda Lindhout reveals it was Calgary Flames co-owner who helped pay ransom to free her

  A Calgary businessman and philanthropist says he paid roughly $750,000 to help free kidnapped journalist Amanda Lindhout in Somalia.

  Canada

  Oct 16, 2018
  
• Amanda Lindhout kidnapper gets 15 years in prison

  A Somalian man found guilty in the kidnapping of Amanda Lindhout has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.

  Canada

  Jun 18, 2018
  
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• Amanda Lindhout recounts horrors of captivity: ‘I sometimes wake up screaming’

  The Alberta journalist read her victim impact statement Wednesday at the sentencing hearing for Ali Omar Ader, describing the abuse and sexual assault she endured while captive in Somalia.

  Canada

  Mar 28, 2018
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• Sentencing arguments in Amanda Lindhout kidnapping case set for March

  Sentencing arguments are slated for March 22 in the case of a Somalian man found guilty in the kidnapping of Amanda Lindhout.

  Canada

  Jan 5, 2018
• Nigel Brennan reacts to being called ‘heroic’ in judgment of Lindhout case

  Nigel Brennan was held in Somalia alongside Amanda Lindhout and refused to leave even after money had been secured for his release.

  World

  Dec 6, 2017
• Amanda Lindhout’s kidnapper found guilty of hostage-taking

  Ali Omar Ader has been found guilty in the kidnapping of Amanda Lindhout in Somalia.

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2017
• Amanda Lindhout’s accused kidnapper contradicts own testimony at trial

  Ali Omar Ader contradicted his own testimony several times Wednesday during cross-examination by the Crown attorney.

  Canada

  Oct 18, 2017
• Accused hostage taker of Amanda Lindhout claims he lied to undercover RCMP agents

  Ali Omar Ader says he lied to undercover agents when he boasted getting $10,000 for his role as negotiator in the Amanda Lindhout hostage-taking.

  Canada

  Oct 17, 2017
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• Mother of Amanda Lindhout pens memoir describing nightmare of daughter’s kidnapping

  "Writing a memoir does take courage because everybody is going to see you differently," Stewart said.

  Canada

  Oct 17, 2017
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• Sobbing Amanda Lindhout tells of abduction as kidnapping trial begins

  Amanda Lindhout sobbed as she approached the witness box to describe her abduction at gunpoint, the beginning of what she calls 460 days of hell.

  Canada

  Oct 5, 2017