Giving birth as a hostage in Syria
Janina was pregnant when she set out to meet a school friend who’d become an extremist
Lives Less Ordinary · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
Janina was six months pregnant when she travelled to Syria in 2015 to meet a school friend who’d become an extremist. Janina Findeisen, a journalist, was making a documentary about their friendship. The trip was only meant to last a few days – little did she know that she would end up being taken hostage and forced to give birth in captivity.
Presenter: Emily Webb Producers: Emily Webb and Fiona Woods
Film clip: Silver Linings Playbook, David O. Russell, The Weinstein Company.