Édouard Elias
Édouard Elias is a photographer who worked for France's Europe 1 radio station and was taken hostage by ISIS in Syria in June 2013. Alongside his fellow journalists, he was held for ten months before their release in April 2014 and has recounted harrowing experiences of torture during captivity.
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Edouard Elias was one of the four journalists held hostage by Mehdi Nemmouche in Syria.
Francúzsky džihádista dostal za zadržiavanie novinárov v Sýrii doživotie
Slovakia· 2025-03-21
Edouard Elias is one of the journalists who identified Mehdi Nemmouche during the trial.
Procès des geôliers de l’Etat islamique : perpétuité requise contre Mehdi Nemmouche
France· 2025-03-19
Edouard Elias described his experiences with Mehdi Nemmouche during his testimony in court.
Au procès de Mehdi Nemmouche, un hommage aux ex-otages "revenus de l'enfer" des geôles du groupe Etat islamique
Monaco· 2025-03-19
Edouard Elias is a former hostage who recognized the voice of his former captor, Mehdi Nemmouche, during the trial.
Au procès des geôliers de l’Etat islamique, Mehdi Nemmouche, le « terroriste » assumé qui nie les faits : « Ce qui se passe à Vegas reste à Vegas »France· 2025-02-28
Edouard Elias is a young war photographer who was captured and tortured in Syria by the Islamic State.
Au procès des geôliers de l’Etat islamique, le récit sidérant de l’ancien otage Edouard Elias, journaliste jusqu’au bout de l’enferFrance· 2025-02-20
Edouard Elias is one of the four French journalists who were held hostage by the Islamic State.
Au procès des geôliers de l’Etat islamique, plongée en images dans le centre de torture d’Alep et sa « violence institutionnalisée »France· 2025-02-18Édouard Elias was one of the French journalists kidnapped by ISIS in Syria.
V Paríži súdia členov Islamského štátu za zadržiavanie rukojemníkovSlovakia· 2025-02-17
Édouard Elias was a photographer who was kidnapped alongside Didier François in Syria.
France tries five suspected IS militants over kidnap of four journalists in Syria | France
United Kingdom· 2025-02-17