Lecture with Daniel Rye - Hostage for 398 Days

Name: Lecture with Daniel Rye - Hostage for 398 Days
Start: 2026-11-14
Location: Polyfonen

Sat, 14 Nov 2026

Polyfonen, Varde · 325 kr. · ≈ 43 €

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Lecture with Daniel Rye - Hostage for 398 Days · Polyfonen, Varde

Daniel Rye - Hostage for 398 Days: Saturday 14 November 2026, Polyfonen, Varde. Tickets cost 325 kr.

Daniel Rye was held hostage for 398 days - this is the starting point for a personal lecture about survival and hope.

About: Daniel Rye

Photojournalist and former ISIS hostage Daniel Rye spent 398 days in Islamic State prisons in Syria, emerging as the last Western captive to survive. In his talks he speaks candidly about captivity, rebuilding his life, and facing his former jailers in courtrooms in the United States and France.

700+

lecture held in Denmark

398

days as a hostage with IS

What's new

2025-03
Daniel Rye testified in March 2025 in a major terrorism trial in Paris and met one of his former IS guards, Mehdi Nemmoche, face to face.
2025-01/02
In early 2025, Daniel Rye gave lectures about the book 'Almost Free' in a series of Danish cities, including Aarhus, Odense, Herning, Haderslev and Tønder.
2023-09
In September 2023, Daniel Rye published his own book 'Almost Free - My Way Out of Darkness', which deals with life after captivity and trials against his guards.

Tour

AarhusOdenseHerningHaderslevTønderHjørringLemSvendborg

Tracks

Ser du månen, DanielBook by Puk Damsgård about Ryes captivity - Danish bestseller, won the Cavling Prize, filmed in 2019

Nærmest fri - min vej ud af mørketRyes own book from 2023 about life after captivity and lawsuits against his jailers

Daniel (film, 2019)Danish biographical film directed by Niels Arden Oplev, based on Ryes story

Mens vi venter (fotobog)Photo book from 2019 about climate refugees, documents Ryes work as an active photojournalist

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