MSF Confirms Kidnapping of Aid Worker in Dagestan

Geneva, 13 August 2002 — The international humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) confirms today that Arjan Erkel, a Dutch national working as Head of Mission for the organization since February 2002 in Makhachkala, the Russian Republic of Dagestan, was abducted yesterday evening.

The kidnapping occurred in Makhachkala at around 10 pm. On his way home, the MSF car was intercepted by a local vehicle with three men on board - two of them being armed - and Arjan was abducted and pushed into another car.

MSF is extremely concerned about this incident and demands the immediate release of Arjan in good condition.

 

 

Tags: North Caucasus

Podcast » A Doctor Returns to Somaliland

Video » Jordan: Shattered Lives in the Middle East

Briefing Documents » Niger 2013: Tackling the Deadly Combination of Malaria and Malnutrition

Slideshow » Surviving Two Years of Treatment for Drug-Resistant TB in Kyrgyzstan

Special Report » Healing Iraqis: The Challenges of Providing Mental Health Care in Iraq

About Us | Field News | Contact Us | Donate | MSF Offices Worldwide

This site is maintained by the U.S. section of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), an international independent medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural and man-made disasters, and exclusion from health care. © 2013 MSF All rights reserved.

Doctors Without Borders is approved by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501 (C) (3) tax-exempt organization, and all donations are tax deductible to the extent provided by law. Doctors Without Borders Federal Identification Number (EIN) is 13-3433452.

MSF-USA Association | Copyright Statement | Privacy Policy

333 7th Avenue, New York, NY 10001-5004. Phone: 212-679-6800