Cola Kidnap, Brazil

2016-12-09

During a wave of kidnappings in early-1990s Brazil, a local Coca-Cola bottling executive is ambushed at gunpoint and held for a ransom of millions.

Taken at Sea, Somalia

2016-12-09

Sailing the Indian Ocean on their yacht, British couple Paul and Rachel Chandler are kidnapped by Somali pirates and held for an exorbitant ransom.

American Missionaries, Philippines

2016-12-09

The long captivity of American missionaries Martin and Gracia Burnham by Philippine terror group Abu Sayyaf takes on new urgency after 9/11.

British Aid Workers, Chechnya

2016-12-09

A pair of British aid workers establishing a children's rehab center in war-torn Chechnya are taken prisoner and held for a year.

Bethlehem Siege, Palestine

2016-12-09

When Israeli forces invade Bethlehem in 2002, dozens of Palestinians take refuge in the Church of the Nativity, sparking a monthlong standoff.

Al Qaeda Hostages, Yemen

2016-12-09

Pierre and Yolande Korkie relocate from South Africa to Yemen to perform charitable work, but tragedy follows when they are kidnapped by Al Qaeda.

The Peacemakers, Iraq

2016-12-09

In the violent aftermath of the Iraq War, four human rights activists from Christian Peacemaker Teams are taken hostage by insurgents in Baghdad.