World May 03 Families of Americans detained in Iran pressure White House to bring loved ones home By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi
World Mar 04 Watch 7:44 Why U.S. policy toward negotiating with terrorists may be risking Americans’ lives In “We Want to Negotiate: The Secret World of Kidnapping, Hostages and Ransom,” author Joel Simon analyzes hostage situations involving Westerners taken from Syria. One example: American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff, who were executed. Judy Woodruff sits down…
Economy Feb 19 Watch 6:27 What’s the price of paying for hostages? The economics behind funding and fighting terrorism Hostage-taking has become an important moneymaker for terror groups including the Islamic State. Economics correspondent Paul Solman looks at the larger price of paying ransom and cost-effective ways of fighting terror. By PBS News Hour
World Feb 10 Watch 3:14 Jordan, U.S. dispute Islamic State claim of how Kayla Mueller died The family of Kayla Jean Mueller confirmed that the 26-year-old aid worker has been killed. Over the weekend, Islamic State militants sent them unspecified evidence of their daughter's death. The Arizona native was working with refugees on the Turkey-Syria border… By PBS News Hour
World Feb 06 Watch 6:25 A mother demands better advocacy for U.S. hostages Efforts to find and bring home Austin Rice, a freelance journalist who was kidnapped two and a half years ago, have not been fruitful. Tice’s parents are pushing for a new government entity that would be responsible for American hostages. By PBS News Hour
Feb 06 Watch 2:17 Parents of U.S. hostage Austin Tice mount campaign to win his release By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 31 Online video purports to show beheading of Japanese hostage By Elisabeth Ponsot Japan's Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Sunday the video posted online showing the apparent execution of hostage Kenji Goto by ISIS militants appears authentic. Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch 5:25 News Wrap: Islamic State prisoner swap deadline passes By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the Jordanian government demanded confirmation that a pilot held hostage by the Islamic State is still alive before they release a female prisoner in a ransom deal. Also, an Afghan soldier killed three American security… Continue watching
Jan 28 Watch 6:15 What’s behind Islamic State’s prisoner swap demand? By PBS News Hour The Jordanian government said it would release a female Iraqi suicide bomber who had been sentenced to death, in exchange for a pilot captured by the Islamic State in December. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner joins Gwen Ifill to… Continue watching
Jan 24 Obama says terror group has killed Japanese hostage By Julie Pace, Associated Press President Barack Obama is condemning what he calls "the brutal murder" of a Japanese hostage by the Islamic State group. Continue reading