A Japanese freelance journalist who went missing in Syria is facing execution by his captors if ransom demands are not met, NBC News reported.
The group Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a non-profit organization based in France, posted the news of Jumpei Yasuda on its website Wednesday evening. Yasuda was allegedly detained by an armed group in an area controlled by al Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front a few hours after crossing into Syria in July.
Yasuda intended to report details of the Islamic State's execution of his colleague Kenji Goto, who was killed in January, according to RSF.
In his last tweet, dated July 20, Yasuda explained that he had been avoiding disclosing his whereabouts because of the increased interference from an unspecified source, which he complained was preventing his work.
