Nigel Brennan

• 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 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
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• 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 kidnapping: accused to face trial next October

  A man charged with taking journalist Amanda Lindhout hostage in Somalia is slated to face trial by judge alone next October.

  Canada

  Dec 22, 2016
• RCMP charges Syrian intelligence officer in Maher Arar torture case

  The RCMP is laying a torture charge against a former Syrian military intelligence officer for alleged involvement in the brutal treatment of Ottawa telecommunications engineer Maher Arar.

  Canada

  Sep 1, 2015
• Somali man charged in Amanda Lindhout kidnapping

  Almost seven years after the overseas hostage-taking of former journalist Amanda Lindhout, the RCMP have arrested and charged a Somalian man with the crime.

  Crime

  Jun 12, 2015