From the living room of her third-floor apartment in rural Germany, Abeba winces as she stares at her phone.

“This will be my final message,” her younger brother Daniel says in an audio message. “I understand that you may not have the financial means to assist me directly, and I never expected that from you. Please, just make sure my message reaches those who might be able to help.”

She and her husband don’t know exactly where her brother is. Somewhere in southern Libya. They’ve heard it’s an area called Kufra. What they do know is that every time he calls, or they receive a video, he’s being mercilessly tortured by men who remain off camera. Videos seen by CNN show Daniel being tied up, urinated on, kicked, and beaten with a metal pole. CNN is using pseudonyms for Daniel and Abeba becau

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