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| David Haines |
The beheading of Briton David Haines, held hostage in Syria, has purportedly been shown in a newly released video.
Mr Haines was working for a French aid agency when he was kidnapped in Syria in March 2013.
Mr Haines and other aid workers were staying in Atmeh - and on 12 March he and an Italian colleague, Federico Motka, were kidnapped. Born in Humberside, East Yorkshire, Mr Haines was raised in Scotland and attended Perth Academy. Mr Haines's online business profile says that he worked for a US company supplying consumer goods to the military around the world - although the company has declined to comment.
Croatian reconstruction
Between 1999 and 2004 he worked for Arbeiter Samariter Bund (ASB), a Germany charity carrying out reconstruction work in post-war Croatia.
Mr Haines was the head of a regional office for the charity charged with managing a large European Commission-funded plan to help hundreds of displaced people return to the country and recover and rebuild their homes. A man's life should never be threatened on account of his humanitarian commitment”
French charity ACTED
In April 2011, Mr Haines joined another charity, Handicap International, and became the head of its mission in war-torn Libya. NP issued a statement after Mr Haines's name emerged in the public domain, saying they joined people around the world in pleas, thoughts and calls for his safe release.
Mr Haines returned to aid work in March 2013 when he decided to go to Syria with ACTED. "David has been working as a humanitarian since 1999, helping victims of conflict in the Balkans, Africa and the Middle East.
Mr Haines was working for a French aid agency when he was kidnapped in Syria in March 2013.
Mr Haines and other aid workers were staying in Atmeh - and on 12 March he and an Italian colleague, Federico Motka, were kidnapped. Born in Humberside, East Yorkshire, Mr Haines was raised in Scotland and attended Perth Academy. Mr Haines's online business profile says that he worked for a US company supplying consumer goods to the military around the world - although the company has declined to comment.
Croatian reconstruction
Between 1999 and 2004 he worked for Arbeiter Samariter Bund (ASB), a Germany charity carrying out reconstruction work in post-war Croatia.
Mr Haines was the head of a regional office for the charity charged with managing a large European Commission-funded plan to help hundreds of displaced people return to the country and recover and rebuild their homes. A man's life should never be threatened on account of his humanitarian commitment”
French charity ACTED
In April 2011, Mr Haines joined another charity, Handicap International, and became the head of its mission in war-torn Libya. NP issued a statement after Mr Haines's name emerged in the public domain, saying they joined people around the world in pleas, thoughts and calls for his safe release.
Mr Haines returned to aid work in March 2013 when he decided to go to Syria with ACTED. "David has been working as a humanitarian since 1999, helping victims of conflict in the Balkans, Africa and the Middle East.