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NGO urges Oscars to help free man who helped find Osama

Hollywood-based activists are praising Kathryn Bigelow's Oscar-nominated Zero Dark Thirty and calling on its cast and crew as well as the teams behind all of the Best Picture-nominated films to draw attention to the plight of Dr Shakil Afridi, a pivotal player in bringing Osama bin Laden to justice

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Bob and Kira Lorsch and their RHL Group took out a full-page ad with the headline: “Oscar, Help Free Afridi. America’s Abandoned Hero.”


Dr Shakil Afridi has been arrested, imprisoned and tortured by Pakistani authorities. File pic

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