Hostage Perspectives
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Enduring a Wrongful Detention and/or Hostage Situation
I was held captive for 1,775 days in political prisons in Venezuela. I do not wish this nightmare upon anyone. However, in the unfortunate case…
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Bonded by Struggle: Families and Former Hostages Unite to Secure the Release of Unjustly Held Americans
The March 29th wrongful detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich by Russia, which followed the 2022 wrongful detention and subsequent Dec. 8 of…
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The Reality of My Freedom: Human Life is Sacred and Those Who Treat It as Anything Less Must Be Stopped
On March 20, 2023, two men got out of a battered Toyota pickup in a remote area near the northwestern border of Niger. One was…
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Reflections from a Citgo 6 Former Detainee
Thank you to the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation for allowing me to talk about hostage diplomacy from my point of view as a former…
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How Bob Levinson’s Legacy Will Help Bring Hostages Home
Every year from as far back as I can remember, my father used to come speak at career day events in my, and my six…
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What Do You Do When Your Loved One is Wrongfully Detained Abroad?
The shock is unlike any other; your loved one is in a foreign prison on false charges, and your world falls apart. What should you…