Three journalists freed after being kidnapped in Syria – Primera Plana NY

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Spanish journalists Antonio Pampliega , Jose Manuel Lopez and Angel Sastre were released after being kidnapped in Syria 10 months. Spain officially thanked the Turkish and Qatari governments.

At the time of the release , Gonzalez wanted to highlight the involvement of “ Three freelance journalists precarious wages and vocation iron “.

the journalists were in the city of Aleppo , some of whose neighborhoods were under control of the jihadist group Al-Nusra Front , outlawed in Russia and other countries; the last time you had contact with them was on 12 July 2015. Two days later, his trail was lost in the vicinity of the city of Aleppo .

Minister Justice, Rafael Catala, said then that the government would act “with all measures” within reach, “with all the capabilities of intelligence and security forces” to free the journalists if it is confirmed that it is a kidnapping. According quoted last night the Spanish media, the role of Qatar in the negotiations have been key in the release for access to the Islamist groups fighting in the region of Syria .

vice President Soraya Saenz de Santamaria , which has assumed the coordination of operational, contacted in the afternoon yesterday, sources said the Spanish government.

Pampliega , Madrid, has been a contributor to the country and has been part of the Departed program issued by Four team and author of the blog A world at War , which explains coverage of various wars since 2010.

in a small documentary had denounced the mistreatment of the great Spanish media independent journalists and as a medium came to offer publish notes from Syria without paying, “in exchange for visibility.” He had been kidnapped by the Islamic State on September 4 last year near Hama, in western Syria . Lopez has made reports in Afghanistan, Iraq, Congo, Lebanon, Palestine, Kosovo, Guatemala and Ukraine , among many other destinations. In 2011 he was awarded a prize of French photography festival “Visa Pour l’Image”, one of the most famous in Europe. Sastre, 35, is a 35-year-old photojournalist who has traveled in recent years with his camera Middle East and Latin America.