Sunday, March 5, 2006

Norman Kember: 100 days on....


It has been 100 days since since peace activist Norman Kember was kidnapped in Iraq.
Mr Kember, of north-west London is being held by the "Swords of Righteousness Brigade" (along with three other captives). The kidnappers have demanded the release of Iraqi prisoners.
Details:
Vigils held for kidnapped Kember

Following is a list of foreigners believed to be held hostage in Iraq as at January 2006:
HOSTAGE NATIONALITY DATE OF CAPTURE
Mohammed Rifat Canada April 8, 2004
Wael Mamduh Jordan April 12
Saad Saadoun Kuwait June 5
Ali Ahmed Mousa Somalia July 29
Unidentified hostage Jordan Sept 1*
Four unidentified hostages Jordan Sept 5*
Two unidentified hostages East Asian Sept 13*
Khalifa al-Breizat Jordan Sept 14*
Two unidentified hostages Turkey Sept 14
One unidentified hostage Syria Sept 16
Unidentified hostage Turkey Oct 9
Two unidentified hostages Turkey Oct 14
Unidentified Somalia Oct 30
Noureddin Zakaria Sudan Oct 30
Radim Sadiq U.S. Nov 2
Ghazi Abu Hamzeh Lebanon Nov 13*
Two unnamed Turkey Dec 25
Two unidentified South Korea Jan 9, 2005*
Unidentified Turkey Jan 13
Sayed Abdel Khalek Egypt Jan 13*
Joao Jose Vasconcelos Jr. Brazil Jan 19
Mohammed Haroun Hamad Sudan March 9*
Maher Ataya Sudan March 9*
Nabil Tawfiq Sulaiman Egypt March 19
Mitwali Mohammed Qassem Egypt March 19
Jeffrey Ake U.S. April 11
Six unidentified Jordan May 6
Ali Abdullah Turkey June 7
Unidentified Turkey June 21*
Samuel Edward Egypt Sept 26
Abderrahim Boualam Morocco Oct 20
Abdelkrim El Mouhafidim Morocco Oct 20
Norman Kember Britain Nov 26
James Loney Canada Nov 26
Harmeet Singh Sooden Canada Nov 26
Tom Fox U.S. Nov 26
Mahmoud Saedat Jordan Dec 20
Six unidentified Sudan Dec 23
Jill Carroll U.S. Jan 7, 2006
Two unidentified Kenya Jan 18
Thomas Wischke Germany Jan 24
Rebiti Drata Germany Jan 24


NOTES - *Date kidnap announced.

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