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Authored by Foley Foundation board member Doug Patteson with contributions from former Foley Foundation Fellow Sam Goodwin and Foundation Education Program Director Tom Durkin, the Traveler Safety Guide reflects best practices and recommendations for how both new and experienced travelers can safely enjoy both international…
The James W. Foley Legacy Foundation is deeply concerned about the arrest and detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich by the FSB in Yekaterinburg, Russia, and calls on the Russian government to swiftly release Mr. Gershkovich and other Americans being unjustly detained in…
Mr. Rusesabagina, who is internationally renowned for sheltering and saving over 1,200 people at the outbreak of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, as captured in the 2004 film “Hotel Rwanda,” has been imprisoned in Rwanda since 2020.
The James W. Foley Legacy Foundation welcomes the news that American humanitarian aid worker Jeff Woodke has been released from captivity in West Africa and is returning to the United States.
Jeffery Woodke, a Christian aid worker, was abducted in Niger in 2016
The James W. Foley Legacy Foundation welcomes the introduction of the bipartisan Supporting Americans Wrongfully or Unlawfully Detained Abroad Act of 2023 and commends Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID), and Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Bill Hagerty…
The number of Americans wrongfully detained by countries has increased markedly and now account for about 90 percent of U.S. citizens unjustly held abroad, according to Diane Foley, President and Founder of the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation.
Calls for Continued Diplomacy to Bring Home All Americans Being Unjustly Detained and Held Hostage Overseas
Calls for Continued Diplomacy to Bring Home All Americans Being Unjustly Detained and Held Hostage Overseas
WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Council will convene a panel of experts on Wednesday to discuss the fact that Americans are more likely to be wrongfully detained by foreign governments seeking political leverage than to be taken hostage by terrorist and other criminal organizations. The panelists…
The James W. Foley Legacy Foundation today announced that PBS senior correspondent Judy Woodruff will serve as Master of Ceremonies for the Eighth Annual James W. Foley Freedom Awards in Washington on May 3.
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