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Amanda Lindhout (born June 12, 1981) is a Canadian humanitarian, public speaker and journalist. On August 23, 2008, she and members of her entourage were kidnapped by Islamist insurgents in southern Somalia.
Jun 18, 2018 · Ali Omar Ader has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for his central role in the kidnapping of Canadian journalist Amanda Lindhout in 2008. Ontario Superior Court Justice Robert Smith delivered...
Lindhout was working as freelance journalist in Mogadishu when she was kidnapped by a group of young Somali men. They held her captive for 460 days, during which time they raped, assaulted and...
Mar 28, 2018 · Amanda Lindhout wept openly on the stand at her kidnapper's sentencing hearing today, describing the horrors of being held captive in war-torn Somalia and how the lingering effects of that...
Aug 18, 2013 · Amanda Lindhout, the Canadian woman taken hostage in Somalia in 2008, has released a new book detailing the 15 months she spent in captivity. Alberta journalist writes about rejected ransoms ...
Amanda Lindhout is the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir A House in the Sky, one of the top-selling Canadian books of all time. Recipient of Amazon’s “Best Memoir” award, it is currently under development as a limited series for television with A24.
Aug 8, 2018 · published 8 August 2018. A Canadian woman who was repeatedly tortured and raped while being held captive in Somalia for 15 months has spoken publicly about her ordeal for the first time. Journalist...
