Hostage News
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UN, EU, media groups condemn Israeli strike that killed Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza
The United Nations, European Union and press freedom groups slammed an Israeli strike that killed six journalists, including five from Al Jazeera, in Gaza.
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Palestinians mourn Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif, crew in Gaza
In Gaza City, crowds carried the bodies of correspondent Anas al-Sharif and his colleagues, who for many across the Arabic-speaking world were the faces and…
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Israel kills Al Jazeera journalists in targeted Gaza City airstrike
Correspondents Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh, camera operators Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal and Moamen Aliwa, and freelance journalist Mohammad al-Khaldi were killed.
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Anas al-Sharif among five Al Jazeera staff killed by Israel in Gaza
Al Jazeera staff were killed in a targeted Israeli attack on a tent housing journalists near al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza City.
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Iran Has Taken More U.S. Citizens Hostage. It’s Time to Shred the Regime’s Playbook.
Since the Iran hostage crisis of 1979–81, the Islamic Republic has transformed hostage-taking into a tool of statecraft, a source of revenue, and a means…
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FBI Washington Field Office Releases Missing Persons Poster of Mahmood Shah Habibi
The FBI Washington Field Office released a missing persons poster of Mahmood Shah Habibi, an Afghan-American businessman who disappeared in Afghanistan in 2022.
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Supporters, lawmakers draw attention to captured Afghan-American Mahmood Habibi
Afghan-American Mahmood Habibi hasn’t been seen or heard from since he was taken into custody by the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2022.
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US-Russian ballerina reflects on release from Russian penal colony after year-long ordeal
Ksenia Karelina said she is now working to help free Olga Jezler, a 35-year-old United States permanent resident, who has been imprisoned in Russia for…
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Aug. 5: US State Dept. says freeing hostages is top priority as PM eyes Gaza occupation
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is heavily leaning toward occupying the Palestinian enclave.
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Rep. Lofgren and Sen. Booker to Reintroduce Resolution for the Release of American Citizen Arrested by the Taliban
Ahead of the 3rd anniversary of Mahmood Habibi’s arrest, U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) and U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued a statement on their…
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Joint letter to end the forced starvation and targeted killing of journalists in Gaza
Al-Jazeera addressed a joint letter to governments, international organizations, media outlets and society, demanding an end to Israel’s forced starvation and targeting of journalists in…
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Iran Is Holding at Least 4 American Citizens, Rights Groups and Families Say
In the aftermath of the 12-day war with Israel and the United States, Iran is once again targeting Americans.