Hostage News
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Former Iran detainees urge Trump to help Americans held as “political pawns” in Iranian prisons
Former Iran detainees Siamak Namazi and Emad Shargi, who were among five U.S. citizens freed in a 2023 high-stakes diplomatic deal, tell “Face the Nation”…
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For freed former hostages, the war with Iran is a trigger, but far from their darkest hour
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Afghan Taliban government frees American held since January 2025 | AP News
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Press Statement: Release of Dennis Coyle
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Missing in Kabul: The U.S. Citizen Witnesses Say Was Held by the Taliban
aliban officials deny holding a U.S.-Afghan citizen, who witnesses and U.S. officials say was detained by Afghanistan’s intelligence services in 2022.
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Family of Coloradan detained in Afghanistan: ‘He had all his rights and freedoms taken away’
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Cline, Warner, Kaine ask Rubio to designate former Salem man imprisoned in Russia as a political prisoner
In a letter, the three lawmakers ask that Rubio designate Chuck Zimmerman as “wrongfully detained,” which triggers a higher level of diplomatic pressure to secure…
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Russia Jails U.S. Navy Veteran for Five Years
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State Department Declares Suozzi Constituent from Great Neck ‘Wrongfully Detained’
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Risch Statement on Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day
U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the statement below to commemorate U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day.
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10 Years Free: A Celebration of Jason Rezaian