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2024195 minPG-13current-affairs

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Daniel Rye Interview: Kidnapped By ISIS

2024195 minPG-13current-affairs

Danish freelance photojournalist Daniel Rye recounts his 398-day captivity by ISIS in Syria while covering the refugee crisis and his subsequent return to photography.

terrorism refugee-crisis conflict life-stories climate-change

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Daniel Rye Interview: Kidnapped By ISIS

2024• 195 minPG-13

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Danish freelance photojournalist Daniel Rye recounts his 398-day captivity by ISIS in Syria while covering the refugee crisis and his subsequent return to photography.

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Daniel Rye, a Danish freelance photojournalist, was kidnapped by the Islamic State in 2013 while covering the refugee crisis in Northern Syria. He endured 398 days in captivity before his release in the summer of 2014. Following his ordeal, Rye resumed his career in photography and international reporting, focusing on issues such as climate change and displacement, as showcased in his book, *While We Wait*. His experiences are further detailed in *The ISIS Hostage* by Puk Damsgaard.

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