Hostage News
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GOP and Democratic House Leaders Demand Russia Release Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) issued a rare joint statement Thursday condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin and demanding…
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Family of Detained RFE/RL Journalist Alsu Kurmasheva Meets Top Biden Aides, Lawmakers, Hostage Advocates in Washington, D.C.
The husband and children of American RFE/RL journalist Alsu Kurmasheva—who is spending her 150th day in a Russian prison—spent a productive week in Washington, D.C.…
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WNY Family Calls on Lawmakers to Help Bring Ryan Corbett Home After 19 Months in Taliban Captivity
It’s been 19 months since Anna Corbett has seen her husband and the father of her three children, Ryan. She’s had to be strong for…
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The Fight to Free Evan Gershkovich
Evan Gershkovich decided he wanted to be a journalist, a calling that took him back to his parents’ homeland. He had grown up speaking Russian,…
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China Upholds Death Sentence for US Citizen Detained on Drug Charges
The U.S. State Department said it’s “disappointed” by China’s decision to uphold the death penalty with a two-year suspended death sentence for “wrongfully detained” U.S.…
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American hostage freed from captivity in Africa
Jeffery Woodke, a Christian aid worker, was abducted in Niger in 2016
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US Had ‘Direct Conversations’ with Russia on Paul Whelan Since Griner’s Release, State Department Says
US officials “have had direct conversations with Russian officials regarding Paul Whelan,” an American wrongfully detained in Russia, since the release of fellow wrongfully detained…
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Life After Horrific Death for the Journalist James Foley
Mrs. Foley has a desperately keen understanding of what happens in a conflict zone. “Jim” was her son, the freelance photojournalist James W. Foley. He…