Hostage News
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‘Swap’ is a riveting look at U.S.-Russia hostage deals
“Swap: A Secret History of the New Cold War” is a book about a deeply reported account of the dealmaking that has gone into prisoner…
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Freed Hamas hostage Or Levy speaks of resilience, family to hundreds in Wilmette
Or Levy, a freed hostage, tries to smile as much as he can. No simple task following 491 days in captivity after being abducted by…
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Former Russia detainee Paul Whelan speaks out ahead of Trump-Putin Alaska meeting
Former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, who was freed last year after spending more than five years wrongfully detained in Russia, weighs in on whether he…
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Iran’s detention of Americans highlights ‘hostage diplomacy’ after recent U.S. military strikes
The James W. Foley Legacy Foundation has recorded at least five U.S. nationals are wrongfully detained in Iran but is concerned there could be more.
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UNESCO Director-General condemns the killing of journalists Anas Al-Sharif, Mohammed Qreiqeh, Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal, Moamen Aliwa, and Mohammed Al-Khaldi in Palestine
They were reportedly killed in an attack on a tent used by media personnel, at the entrance of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.
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Van Hollen welcomes home Baltimore man exchanged in prisoner swap
U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, worked with the family of Erick Oribio, a Baltimore resident, to secure his release from being wrongfully detained in…
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US congressman discusses with Syrian president return of body of American killed in Syria
Kayla Mueller, a 26-year-old American aid worker, was taken hostage in northern Syria in August 2013 and later confirmed dead, but her body has not…
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Israel-Gaza conflict drives spike in journalism deaths
The killing of six journalists in Gaza by Israeli forces sparked an outcry from press freedom experts who argue the deaths were unnecessary.
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Palestinian reporters killed, international reporters banned – Israel’s other Gaza war is over narrative
Anas al-Sharif, a prominent Al Jazeera correspondent, was among five journalists killed in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza.
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Russia files new assault charges against US citizen jailed for attacking law enforcement officers
Russian prosecutors have filed fresh charges against Robert Gilman, a U.S. citizen and ex-Marine serving an eight-year sentence for assaulting law enforcement officers and a…