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Steven Sotloff
Organization: Freelance
Year: 2014
Country: Syria
Bio:
When American journalist Steven Sotloff crossed the border into Syria on Aug. 4, 2013, his car was stopped at gunpoint, and he was taken hostage by ISIS militants. On Sept. 2, 2014, terrorists posted a video of his brutal murder online. Sotloff was 31. A fearless reporter with a passion for the Middle East, Sotloff covered the aftermath of the Arab Spring uprisings in Libya, Egypt and Yemen for Time and other publications. During his year of captivity, Sotloff hid his Jewish faith from his kidnappers but secretly practiced his religion. He smuggled two letters to his family through a former cellmate. "Everyone has two lives," Sotloff said. "The second one begins when you realize that you only have one." |