Gabriele Torsello
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"Kash" Gabriele Torsello is an Italian freelance photojournalist based in London who was abducted in Helmand Province, Afghanistan on October 12, 2006. Torsello, a Muslim convert, was released on November 3, 2006. He is author of The Heart of Kashmir.[1][2]
[edit] Kidnapping
Torsello was traveling on a bus from Helmand to Kandahar in southern Afghanistan when he was seized.
His captors moved him into a different location: "They arrived and opened the door. One of them grabbed me and took me out without letting me put my shoes on and without blindfolding me, a thing that they always did. He pushed me hard. I had the chains - I couldn't follow him and I had to jump to be able to follow him. I thought they were going to kill me. But they put me in a car instead." He was kept in chains in a windowless room during his captivity, living on a diet of potatoes and Afghan bread dipped in soup.
[edit] Countries visited
- 1994 Indian Kashmir
- 1995 Pakistani Kashmir
- 1997 Albania
- 2001 Pakistani Kashmir/Afghanistan
- 2005 Nepal
- 2006 Afghanistan
[edit] References
- ^ "A story in black and white", Asia Times, 2004-01-24. Retrieved on 2008-02-27.
- ^ "The Heart of Kashmir", New Internationalist, 2003-08-01. Retrieved on 2008-02-27.
- The Kash Notice Board - daily updates and messages of goodwill
- Reporters without Borders : Free Gabriele Torsello Petition
- Muslim Council of Britain, 4 February 2004 : The Heart of Kashmir
- MCB Feature Item, 5 May 2004 : "Interview with Kash Gabriele Torsello : Reflections on Kashmir - the forgotten people"
- BBC News, 15 October 2006 : "Reporter Abducted in Afghanistan"
- EPUK, 26 October 2006 : "Call for Torsello Release"
- NPPA, 1 November 2006 : "Negotiations Continue"
- Peace Reporter, 3 November 2006 : "Gabriele Torsello is Free"
- EPUK, 3 November 2006 : "Afghan Kidnappers Release Photojournalist"
