Syria - Appeal by wife of Japanese journalist threatened with execution

Reporters without borders

The wife of Japanese journalist Kenji Goto, an Islamic State hostage in Syria who is facing the possibility of imminent execution, has issued a public statement for the first time, appealing to the Jordanian and Japanese governments to try to obtain his release as soon as possible. Reporters Without Borders urges the Japanese and Jordanian authorities to take all possible measures to ensure that Islamic State does not carry out its ultimatum. Goto's wife, Rinko Jogo, released her appeal (...)

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