Press Releases
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Radio Free Europe Journalist Formerly Held Hostage in Russia Joins Foley Foundation Board
Alsu Kurmasheva, an award-winning journalist and editor at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), has joined the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation’s Board of Directors.
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Foley Foundation to release 2025 Bringing Americans Home research report
The James W. Foley Legacy Foundation will release the results of its seventh annual Bringing Americans Home research report, which evaluates the effectiveness of U.S.…
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2025 Lantos Human Rights Prize Honors Courageous Mothers Turned Hostage Advocates Diane Foley and Rachel Goldberg-Polin
The Lantos Foundation for Human Rights & Justice today announced that it will award the 2025 Lantos Human Rights Prize to a pair of courageous…
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Foley Foundation Statement on Executive Order Enabling State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention Designations
WASHINGTON — The James W. Foley Legacy Foundation welcomes today’s Executive Order establishing a suite of new authorities and tools to deter governments from engaging…
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Knight Foundation a lead sponsor of 11th James W. Foley Freedom Run
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation will sponsor the 2025 James W. Foley Freedom Run at the “Freedom Protector” $5,000 sponsorship level.
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Knight Foundation Awards Foley Foundation $250,000 Grant for Journalist Safety Toolkit
The Foley Foundation also announced today the appointment of Dr. Lauren Walsh to serve as its new Managing Director of Journalist Safety Initiatives.
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Foley Foundation Celebrates Release of Americans Wrongfully Detained in Venezuela
WASHINGTON – The Foley Foundation rejoices at the release today of ten U.S. nationals held hostage by the Maduro regime in Venezuela, including: The foundation…
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Foley Foundation and Global Reach announce recipient of the Bill Richardson Heart of a Patriot Award
WASHINGTON, DC – The James W. Foley Legacy Foundation and the nonprofit Global Reach announced today that former U.S. President Jimmy Carter will be the…
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Foley Foundation Statement on the Release of George Glezmann from Captivity
WASHINGTON, DC – Foley Foundation President and Founder Diane Foley said today, “We congratulate the Trump administration for securing the release of George Glezmann, wrongfully…
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Three New Members Join Board of the Foley Foundation
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Foley Foundation Releases Latest Research on Hostage & Wrongful Detainee Landscape
WASHINGTON, DC – On March 5, 2025, the Foley Foundation will present its latest independent, nonpartisan, research analyzing the evolving threat of international hostage-taking facing Americans in…
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Foley Foundation announces host of the 2025 Freedom Awards and additional honorees
WASHINGTON, DC – The James W. Foley Legacy Foundation announced today that Andrea Mitchell, NBC News’ Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent and Chief Washington Correspondent, will…