Syria - Relief at release of two Spanish journalist held hostage in Syria

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders is relieved and overjoyed by yesterday's release of two Spanish journalists – El Mundo's Middle East correspondent Javier Espinosa and freelance photographer Ricardo García Vilanova – who had been held hostage since September 2013. They are expected to return to Spain today. “We are delighted by the release of Espinosa and García Vilanova, which follows that of another Spanish journalist, Marc Marginedas, on 2 March, and we hope that all the other professional and (...)

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