World Aug 02 Former Venezuelan detainees speak out about abuse in El Salvador’s mega-prison By Ali Rogin, Harry Zahn
World Apr 30 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 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 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 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… Continue reading
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. Continue reading
Oct 05 Watch 6:26 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… Continue watching
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… Continue reading
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. Continue reading