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El Salvador sends detained Venezuelans home in swap for Americans

World Aug 02

Former Venezuelan detainees speak out about abuse in El Salvador’s mega-prison

By Ali Rogin, Harry Zahn

World Apr 30

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Kuwait frees 10 more detained Americans in second release since March, officials say

Kuwait has released an additional 10 American detainees, bringing to nearly two dozen the total number freed by the country in the past two months, U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

World Jan 31

Venezuela’s President Maduro and U.S. President Trump’s envoy Grenell meet, in Caracas
Venezuela frees 6 Americans after meeting between Maduro and senior Trump official

Grenell’s hours long trip to Venezuela, according to the White House, was focused on Trump’s efforts to deport Venezuelans back to their home country, which currently does not accept them, and on the release of the detained Americans.

By Regina Garcia Cano, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press

World Jan 25

Yemen's Houthis releases dozens of prisoners
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have unilaterally released 153 war detainees, Red Cross says

The rebels said earlier this week they would limit their attacks on ships in the Red Sea corridor and released the 25-member crew of the Galaxy Leader, a ship they seized back in November 2023, as the Gaza ceasefire took hold.

By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

Politics Nov 27

FILE PHOTO: Illustration shows U.S. and Chinese flags
3 Americans detained for years in China have been released, White House announces

Three American citizens imprisoned for years by China have been released and are returning to the United States, the White House said Wednesday, announcing a diplomatic agreement with Beijing in the final months of the Biden administration.

By Eric Tucker, Aamer Madhani, Matthew Lee, Associated Press

Nov 03

An Iranian-American is being held in Iran, U.S. says, amid high tensions following Israeli strikes

By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

Reza Valizadeh, an Iranian-American journalist who once worked for a U.S. government-funded broadcaster, is believed to have been detained by Iran for months now, authorities said Sunday, further raising the stakes as Tehran threatens to retaliate over an Israeli attack on…

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Dec 15

Israel separating families in Gaza, taking men to undisclosed locations in mass arrest campaign, activists say

By Isabel DeBre, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press

The Israeli military has rounded up hundreds of Palestinians across the northern Gaza Strip, separating families and forcing men to strip to their underwear before trucking some to an undisclosed location.

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Oct 05

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American citizen detained in Iran for six years flies out of country for surgery

By Amna Nawaz

Baquer Namazi, an American citizen and former U.N. official wrongfully held in Iran for more than six years, has been allowed to travel abroad to seek medical treatment. His son has been released from prison on a temporary furlough but…

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Jul 03

After escaping captivity, American detainees come home to credit penalties

By Ali Rogin

It’s common for U.S. captives to return home to find they have a damaged financial reputation and no clear path to restore it, according to a new report from the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation, the group named after the…

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Jan 21

Two more detainees released from Guantanamo prison

By News Desk

The Pentagon announced Thursday the transfer of two more prisoners from the U.S. jail in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, bringing the remaining inmate population to 91.

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