Foredrag med Daniel Rye - Fra fangenskab til retssag

Name: Foredrag med Daniel Rye - Fra fangenskab til retssag
Start: 2026-10-08T19:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-08T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Aarhus

took place · 8 Oct 2026

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In this talk, Daniel Rye recounts his captivity under ISIS and the legal proceedings that came after his release.

About the event: Foredrag med Daniel Rye - Fra fangenskab til retssag

398 days

imprisonment

2022

court year (Virginia)

200+

lecture held

Good to know

Lecture in Danish
The lecture covers the imprisonment, release and trial in the USA in 2022
Daniel's book 'Do You See the Moon, Daniel' by Puk Damsgård can typically be purchased in the evening
The event typically starts at 19:00

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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