Simon Ostrovsky Has Been Released

[Bosonic]

Source: VICE News

VICE News is delighted to confirm that our colleague and friend Simon Ostrovsky has been safely released and is in good health. We would like to thank everyone for their support during this difficult time. Out of respect for Simon and his family's privacy, we have no further statement at this time.

Read more: https://news.vice.com/articles/simon-ostrovsky-has-been-released?trk_source=homepage-in-the-news

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previously:

Reporter For 'Vice' Reportedly 'Taken' By Pro-Russian Militia In Ukraine

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014785674

[snooper2]

1. Awesome, I hope he is soon able to go back and continue exposing the pro Rus-si-a assholes

[Tommy_Carcetti]

2. Great news!

Hopefully the remaining hostages being held by the militants will likewise be freed safe and sound.

[strikeforce]

3. simon and his cameraman

are very brave. how many languages does he know ?

[penultimate]

4. great news! wonder if we will still get reports from him or anyone else there

I've been checking there daily for his dispatches.

[joshcryer]

5. Made my day!

[joshcryer]

6. He was debunking that fascist propagnda piece posted here.

That's why they detained him.

Couldn't believe that false flag propaganda was posted on DU. But it didn't surprise me where it originated.

[Bosonic]

7. ‘I Had It Pretty Easy, Because I Was Let Go’: Simon Ostrovsky On His Detention in Sloviansk

‘I Had It Pretty Easy, Because I Was Let Go’: Simon Ostrovsky On His Detention in Sloviansk

On Thursday, armed gunmen who held me prisoner for three nights and three days released me into the streets of Sloviansk, in eastern Ukraine. My release was as unexplained as my capture.

On Monday night I was pulled out of a car at a checkpoint, then blindfolded, beaten, and tied up with tape. After spending hours alone on the floor of a damp cell with my hands tied behind my back and a hat pulled over my eyes, I was led into a room where I was accused of working for the CIA, FBI, and Right Sector, the Ukrainian ultra-nationalist group.

When I refused to give the password to my laptop, I was smacked in the arm with a truncheon. When I was asleep on the floor, masked men came to wake me up and tell me how no one would miss me if I died, and then kicked me in the ribs as they left.

But as it turns out, I had it pretty easy, because I was let go.

https://news.vice.com/articles/i-had-it-pretty-easy-because-i-was-let-go-simon-ostrovsky-on-his-detention-in-sloviansk?trk_source=homepage-lede