HAW was founded by former hostages & works to support & advocate for the freedom of hostages & unlawful detainees held in foreign countries globally.

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@NazaninBoniadi on the unlawfully detained held in #Evin #Iran during yesterday's rally in DC. @SecBlinken @POTUS @USEnvoyIran @StateSPEHA do everything possible to get them out!
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@Amirabdolahian will address the opening of @UN_HRC in 2 days! Does the @UN think #Iran which holds the largest number of #EU & #US citizens hostage is the best country to talk about #humanrights? EU representatives, will you do your citizens justice & #WalkOutIRI?
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More than 200 citizens from Israel & 22 other countries were abducted by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023. Today, & after 114 days, more than 100 #hostages remain in captivity. Their suffering & that of their loved ones is unimaginable. When will these innocent people be freed & reunited with their families? #BringThemHomeNow
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It has been 108 days since more than 200 innocent civilians were taken hostage by Hamas. More than 100 remain in captivity in #Gaza to date. It is imperative that everything possible is done immediately to reunite them with their loved ones before it is too late. Till when do these #hostages have to suffer before they are brought safely back home? #BringThemHomeNow
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@Amirabdolahian is in #Geneva on Feb.27 to address the opening of @UN_HRC. Such hypocrisy! We call on democracies to show solidarity against a regime that takes hostages & violates #HumanRights with every breath. Take a stand for every hostage held captive in Iran! #WalkOutIRI
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Former Iran hostage and Hostage Aid board member Nizar Zakka is traveling to Vienna to join his colleague Barry Rosen in demanding the release of all remaining hostages being unjustly held by Iran.
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According to @GazelleSharmahd, the Iranian state television has been broadcasting videos against Jamshid Sharmahd as if preparing the public for his execution. @Bundeskanzler @ABaerbock, what are you waiting for to #SaveSharmahd? You need to ACT decisively & swiftly NOW! Jamshid’s life is at stake. #FreeJamshidSharmahd
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Thank you 🙏 @nadia_bilbassy for raising this matter. It is important that @POTUS meets with all families of US citizens unlawfully detained abroad, especially the overlooked US dual nationals. #FreeEmad @FreeMorad1 #FreeShahabDalili #FreeSiamakNamazi #bringthemhome
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Breaking: French citizen, Benjamin Briere, is finally free & can return home to his family 2 weeks before completing 3yrs in prison in #Iran. Ben was acquitted of all charges but was illegally kept in prison awaiting retrial in June. Today Ben can finally put behind him the injustice he suffered & resume his life. Congratulations to Ben & to his loved ones! @BlandineBriere
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@GazelleSharmahd has been advocating fiercely for her father’s release while the German Govt remains impassive about Jamshid Sharmahd’s imminent execution. @Bundeskanzler @ABaerbock, when will you put a stop to the #IranianRegime’s terrorizing of your citizens? You must ACT now to #SaveSharmahd! @GermanyDiplo @AuswaertigesAmt @amnesty_de @NazaninBoniadi @_FriedrichMerz @MichaelSukkarMP @IGFM_DE @AmnestyIran @moritzkoerner @HNeumannMEP @AxelVossMdEP @delarabur
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This sentence is from the poem "Bani Adam"by Persian poet Saadir: "If you have no sympathy for human pain, the name of human you cannot retain" @potus @SecBlinken @JosepBorrellF @UNHumanRights @volker_turk pls exert every possible effort to bring our hostages home @NazaninBoniadi
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Ryan Corbett is finally home, right where he belongs with his wife and 3 children. Welcome home Ryan!
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Unbelievable! Benjamin Briere is acquitted of all alleged crimes against him but instead of being released, #FreeBen remains illegally imprisoned for a retrial in June. This is a judicial farce & game played by IRGC to hold an innocent foreigner hostage! lepoint.fr/monde/iran-le-fra…
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“To everyone in Syria that hears this, please remind people that we’re waiting for Austin. We know that when he comes out, he’s going to be fairly dazed & he’s going to need lots of care & direction. Direct him to his family please!” Austin Tice’s mother, Debra, in front of St. John Church Lafayette. Be part of Austin's freedom. #BringAustinHome. @DebraTice @washingtonpost @PressClubDC @mcclatchy @ptalamantes @mccarrennews @FreeAustinTice @NPCInstitute @emrwilkins @wppressfreedom @RSF_en @pressfreedom @rcfp @PeterHuvos
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First picture of #FaribaAdelkhah FREE taken just minutes ago 🙏🏻 @FaribaRoland
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German citizen Jamshid Sharmahd has been sentenced to DEATH on charges of "corruption to earth" according to official Iranian news agency Mizan. The injustice is beyond words! @Bundeskanzler @ABaerbock will you just stand & watch? What are you doing to prevent Jamshid’s murder?
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Thank you for all your support to #FreeShahabDalili & #SaveSharmahd in their sit-in next to the @StateDept to call on @SecBlinken to bring these 2 US nationals home from #Iran. #SaveSharmahd #FreeShahabDalili #FreeJamshid #StandUp4Shahab @PahlaviReza @hdagres @NUFDIran @RoyaBoroumand @IranRights_org @GissouNia
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Today, Hostage Aid released a significant addendum report focusing on the hostage crisis of October 7. This addendum is a comprehensive analysis of the situation and aims to provide a better understanding of the events and people impacted by that tragic day with a focus on data and analytics. Download the October 7 Addendum: rb.gy/a7eu7d @brosen1501 @KMooreGilbert @StateSPEHA @ADL_WashDC @EU_Hostages @EUWatchBrussels @cnn @mariam_claren @GUStatProf @ZakkaNA
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German activist Nahid Taghavi's medical treatment was cut short after she was sent back to Evin prison.And although the UNWGAD found her detention to be arbitrary,nothing is being done to bring her home. @Bundeskanzler @ABaerbock Nahid's condition is critical. It’s time you ACT!
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🇬🇧 Jagtar Singh Johal has spent 2,818 days arbitrarily detained in India; over 7.5 years without a conviction, without credible evidence. On the contrary, he was acquitted in 1 of 9 similar cases, but the UK government has done little to secure his release @Keir_Starmer @DavidLammy, Jagtar & his family have been fighting an uphill battle for years! When will you join the fight & act to #FreeJaggi? @FCDOGovUK @AmnestyUK @Labour_Douglas @SikhPA @GSJohal85 @JaggiNow @Reprieve @UKHouseofLords @HouseofCommons @FreeJaggiNow @SikhYouthUk @JohnSwinney @HostageAPPG
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Ebrahim Raisi #iran and his team of terrorists are walking the streets of #NYC. Let's show him what the world thinks of him. @ZakkaNA @XiyueWang9 @brosen1501 @GUStatProf @KMooreGilbert @NazaninBoniadi
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Why did Sweden use the Hamid Nouri card to release only 2 Swedish citizens from Iran & left behind Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali who has been unlawfully detained in #Iran for 2,973 days & sentenced to death? 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲! @SwedishPM @TobiasBillstrom @SweMFA @Free_Djalali @VMehrannia
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The @WhiteHouse @PressSec is not familiar with the case of the #Iran #hostages. They have been left behind for years. Thank you @nadia_bilbassy for the question. @NedaSharghi
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‼️Breaking‼️ Spanish citizen Santiago Sanchez Cogedor is FINALLY free after being unlawfully detained in #Iran since Oct. 2022. Welcome home Santiago!
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Our heroes @ZakkaNA Nizar Zakka @brosen1501 Barry Rosen left Vienna this morning but #FreeTheHostages campaign continues. We will make every effort to not leave anyone behind and will continue to call for the release of hostages before any deal is made with Iran. @StateSPEHA
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Today marks the 3rd freedom anniversary of 🇦🇺🇬🇧Dr. Kylie Moore-Gilbert. @KMooreGilbert was unlawfully detained in #Iran in Sept. 2018 & was thankfully released after 804 days on Nov. 25, 2020. We are grateful for Kylie’s freedom as well as her commitment to being a fierce advocate of others still wrongfully detained.
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Paul Whelan’s life is rough &harsh in a Russian penal colony. @POTUS, @freepaulwhelan is not living,he is just surviving until the day comes & you reunite him with his family. @SecBlinken,Paul's been unlawfully detained 1500 days too many.What are you doing to #FreePaulWhelan?
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Jagtar Singh Johal has spent the last 5.5 yrs imprisoned in #India, tortured, & deprived of his basic human rights. The UNWGAD has declared @FreeJaggiNow arbitrarily detained but the British Govt has yet to call for his release or at least demand he gets a fair trial. @RishiSunak @JamesCleverly, #FreeJaggi now! @FCDOGovUK @AmnestyUK @MartinJDocherty @GSJohal85 @JaggiNow @Reprieve @REDRESSTrust @UKHouseofLords @HouseofCommons
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🚨𝗔𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘇𝗮 𝗗𝗷𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗹𝗶 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼 @SwedishPM 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗘𝘃𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻: Mr. Prime Minister, this is Ahmadreza Djalali. I talk to you from Evin prison, inside a horrible cave where I have spent 8 years , 2 months, almost 3,000 days of my life. Over this period of time, everyday I think if it’s the last day of my life. I & my family are on the same earth but faraway & in 2 different worlds. They are heartbroken, fearful, & full of sadness. I am full of worriness about them. Mr. Prime Minister, you decided to leave me behind under huge risk of being executed in Evin. You left me helpless. Why not me after 3000 days? @TobiasBillstrom @SweMFA @VMehrannia @Free_Djalali
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Hostage Aid members Nizar Zakka @ZakkaNA and @brosen1501 met with @USEnvoyIran to discuss the status of #FreeTheHostages within the framework of the Vienna nuclear negotiations. An interesting and productive meeting. This will be followed by other meetings over the next few days.
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Breaking: Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele is FREE after 455 days of unlawful detention in #Iran! Olivier was transferred yesterday to #Oman in a prisoner exchange deal mediated by the Sultanate. He will finally be reunited with his loved ones who were campaigning relentlessly for his release. Congratulations to Olivier & his family! @FreeOlivierVDC @alexanderdecroo @hadjalahbib @VincentVQ @mounaferdi @amnestybe @amnestyvl @MdM_France @BioforceOrg @EUWatchBrussels
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At the #GenevaSummit2025, Betlehem Isaak, Times Wang, & Sebastien Lai, gathered to shed light on the ongoing injustice faced by their fathers—Dawit Isaak, Wang Bingzhang, & Jimmy Lai, who have been unjustly detained. 🇸🇪Dawit Isaak has been unlawfully imprisoned in #Eritrea since 2001, 🇺🇸Wang Bingzhang in #China since 2002, & 🇬🇧Jimmy Lai also in China since 2020. Despite widespread int’l calls for their release, their govts have failed to act, leaving these brave individuals trapped, tortured, & suffering. #FreeDawitIsaak #FreeJimmyLai #FreeWangBZ @SwedishPM @MariaStenergard @SweMFA @AmnestySverige @FreeDawit @TheRWCHR @Danait4 @BietelhemI @esayasisaak @Keir_Starmer @DavidLammy @FCDOGovUK @UKHouseofLords @HouseofCommons @AmnestyUK @SupportJimmyLai @hkfp @caoilfhionnanna @POTUS @aboehler @SecRubio @MikeWaltz47 @StateDept @StateSPEHA @USAmbChina @WhiteHouse @TLHumanRights @Free_WangBZ @tianna_wang @GenevaSummit @WangBingwu @timeswang @CECCgov @RepMoolenaar @committeeonccp @SenJeffMerkley @FreeWBZofficial
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BREAKING: @MFA_Austria just announced that Kamran Ghaderi & Massud Mossaheb have been freed & are on their way home. Finally, after years of unlawful detention in #Iran, we can congratulate both Kamran & Massud & their families on their return! Great News! @FreeMassud @FreekamranG @harika_ghaderi @nilu_mo
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#AustinTice: Syria 2012 #PaulOverby: Pakistan 2014 #MajdKamalmaz: Syria 2016 #JeffreyWoodke: Niger 2016 Why do we have little to NO news on the US hostages mentioned above? @POTUS @SecBlinken @StateSPEHA what happened to them? What is being done to find them?
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Join Masih Alinejad @AlinejadMasih , Barry Rosen @brosen1501 and Nizar Zakka @ZakkaNA for a live discussion #freethehostages and the Vienna negotiations, today at 11am EST DC, 7:30pm Iran and 5pm Vienna, via hostageaid Instagram instagram.com/stories/hostag…
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Former hostage @KMooreGilbert gives testimony on #JCPOA . Share to save the hostages in #Iran. #freehostagesfirst
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A word by Dr. @KMooreGilbert on the execution of Jamshid Sharmahd. #Justice4Sharmahd
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Look at the photos of Liri Albag, just 19 years old, brutally kidnapped by Hamas terrorists & surviving in harsh conditions. After 15 months in Gaza tunnels, all hostages are a humanitarian crisis. @netanyahu's partial deal approach means abandoning the remaining hostages - a criminal abandonment. We call on President @realDonaldTrump to demand Israel & Hamas release ALL hostages in one deal & end this cursed war ASAP. @bringhomenow
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𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗦𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗸, 𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗱 & 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗱! At long last, Siamak Namazi, Emad Shargi & Morad Tahbaz have landed on US soil. Today, these citizens can put behind them the years lost behind bars & start to heal after the trauma of their unjustified incarceration & suffering at the hands of the #IranianRegime. @FreeTheNamazis @sianamazi @NedaSharghi @SharghiHannah @FreeMorad1 @TahbazTara
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Nahid Taghavi’s physical condition is critical & alarming. She has severe back pain, can barely walk & is deprived of proper medical care. @Bundeskanzler @ABaerbock, your inaction to free this innocent German citizen from #Iran has led to serious repercussions on Nahid’s health. Pls ACT NOW to #FreeNahid! @GermanyDiplo @AuswaertigesAmt @amnesty_de @HNeumannMEP @delarabur @AxelVossMdEP @mariam_claren @ICHRI @EUWatchBrussels @AmnestyIran @UNWatch @daniela_sepehri
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Eritrean-Swedish journalist, poet, & Dawit Isaak holds the unenviable record of being the longest-detained journalist in the world. Cut off entirely from the outside world, Dawit has never appeared in a court of law, &, to this day, no formal charges have been brought against him. @SwedishPM @MariaStenergard, how long will Sweden allow Eritrea to continue with this flagrant abuse of human dignity & injustice that Dawit has endured for over 23 years? When will you step up & Act to #FreeDawit? @SweMFA @AmnestySverige @amnesty @pressfreedom @RSF_inter @FreeDawit @pen_int @PEN_Ertra @TheRWCHR @LantosFndn @Europarl_EN @EP_President @EUCouncil @EritreaMfa @bergersus @eu_eeas @UNHumanRights @UN_HRC @EvaMariaHall @Danait4 @BietelhemI @KurdoBaksi @esayasisaak
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Today marks the 1st freedom anniversary of Trevor Reed. @trevorrowdyreed was unlawfully detained in #Russia on Aug. 16, 2019 & released on Apr. 27, 2022. We are grateful that Trevor is free & we urge @POTUS to #FinishTheJob & free ALL the US citizens still held hostage in Russia! #FreePaulWhelan #FreeEvanGershkovich #FreeMarcFogel #FreeJimmyWilgus #FreeThemAll @freetrevorreed @txmommypaula @SecBlinken @StateSPEHA @USEmbRu @freepaulwhelan @SaveMarcFogel @freejimmywilgus @TeamWilgus
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The clock is ticking & Ahmadreza Djalali’s fate “hangs” in the balance. 7 yrs & Ahmadreza remains imprisoned in inhumane conditions in #Iran. @SwedishPM @TobiasBillstrom, do you have a plan to #SaveAhmadreza from imminent execution? When will @Free_Djalali’s life be a priority to the Swedish Govt? @SweMFA @AmnestySverige @Europarl_EN @amnesty @antonioguterres @ScholarsAtRisk @UNHumanRightsEU @ICHRI @VUBrussel @LucSels @VMehrannia @DeGraeveWies @NazaninBoniadi @amnestyvl @amnestybe @GeertBourgeois @tomvdkendelaere @hildevautmans @weimers @DavidLega @EU_Hostages
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How much longer will 🇺🇸 Paul Whelan have to wait till the #USG brings him home? There have been various talks of deals & proposals, but Paul remains unlawfully detained in #Russia since 2018. @POTUS @SecBlinken, pls use any & all tools at your disposal to #BringPaulHome! It’s high time you #FreePaulWhelan. @StateSPEHA @StateDept @freepaulwhelan @elizabethwhelan @davidpwhelan @USAmbUN @brett_mcgurk @JakeSullivan46 @WhiteHouse @USEmbRu @GaryPeters @SenStabenow @RepHaleyStevens @TimWalberg
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Sweden has shown it can successfully negotiate the release of its citizens unlawfully detained abroad when there is genuine intent. Yet, it is infuriating that the same determination & effort are glaringly absent in the cases of Dawit Isaak, Ahmadreza Djalali, & Gui Minhai. Why are these Swedish citizens being treated as though they are second-class? #SaveAhmadreza #FreeDawit #FreeGuiMinhai #FreeThemAll @SwedishPM @TobiasBillstrom @SweMFA @AmnestySverige @VMehrannia @GeertBourgeois @tomvdkendelaere @hildevautmans @weimers @DavidLega @RSF_inter @pen_int @TheRWCHR @LantosFndn @RSF_RUG @Erik_Larsson @bergersus @KurdoBaksi @RSF_inter @Free_Djalali @FreeDawit
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The efforts of Hostage Aid members @brosen1501 and @ZakkaNA are gaining momentum & more hostages & organizations joined and others are planning to join the hunger strike .. let’s keep the pressure #FreeTheHostages. Will send a daily list of individuals joining the campaign.
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Press Release: Hostage Aid Mourns the Loss of US-Israeli Gaza Hostage, Omer Neutra Washington, D.C., December 02, 2024 – Hostage Aid Worldwide expresses its deepest condolences to Ronen and Orna Neutra, the parents of Omer, a 21-year-old American-Israeli citizen who was tragically killed during Hamas’s October 7th attack. Initially believed to have been taken hostage, the IDF announced today that Omer was killed on October 7th, though his body remains in Gaza. Ronen and Orna, known for their tireless advocacy on behalf of their son, have been vocal participants in global efforts to secure the release of those taken on that fateful day. They have courageously shared their journey at numerous events, including attending an event with the United Nations Secretary-General, H.E. António Guterres, and speaking at Hostage Aid's press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Their dedication stood as a powerful testament to their hope and commitment to bringing their son back home. The Neutra family’s enduring resilience echoes the strength of many families impacted by this ongoing crisis. Hostage Aid Worldwide stands in solidarity with Omer’s loved ones and all those fighting to bring hostages home safely. Hostage Aid calls for the immediate release and return of Omer’s body to be laid to rest with honor. As we honor Omer’s life, we reaffirm our commitment to advocating for the safe return of every innocent individual still held hostage. hostageaid.org/hostage-aid-m… #BringThemAllHomeNow @BarakRavid @realDonaldTrump @cnni @nytimes @washingtonpost @AP
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Jagtar Singh Johal was abducted off the street, hooded with a sack & bundled into a police car. He faces charges that carry the death penalty as punishment. Why has the UK Govt abandoned @FreeJaggiNow? It is not even investigating the allegations that Jaggi is being tortured. @RishiSunak, when will you intervene to end Jagtar’s suffering? #FreeJaggiNow! @JamesCleverly @FCDOGovUK @AmnestyUK @MartinJDocherty @GSJohal85 @JaggiNow @Reprieve @REDRESSTrust @UKHouseofLords @HouseofCommons
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Sweden must break its silence. For too long, it has failed to defend its citizens unlawfully detained abroad. Swedish nationals have endured torture, enforced disappearance, sham trials, & life-threatening neglect. Yet action remains minimal. Ahmadreza Djalali is on death row in #Iran & gravely ill. How much longer can Sweden ignore his cries for help? Gui Minhai was kidnapped by #China 10 years ago. His sentence ends this fall, but will he be freed? Dawit Isaak has been forcibly disappeared in #Eritrea since 2001. Will his case ever receive the urgency it deserves? & others remain behind bars, forgotten. @SwedishPM @MariaStenergard, Sweden has a responsibility to protect its citizens. It’s time for bold & sustained pressure & action, not quiet diplomacy. #SaveAhmadreza #FreeGuiMinhai #FreeDawit @SweMFA @AmnestySverige @EUparliament @Europarl_EN @kajakallas @ScholarsAtRisk @eu_eeas @swedeniniran @VUBrussel @amnestyvl @amnestybe @VMehrannia @amnestyitalia @bergersus @GeertBourgeois @tomvdkendelaere @hildevautmans @weimers @DavidLega @EP_President @EU_Commission @vonderleyen @YlvaJohansson @asjohansson @EUCouncil @Free_Djalali @amnesty @pen_int @UN_HRC @antonioguterres @RSF_RUG @Erik_Larsson @KurdoBaksi @RSF_inter @ChinaEmbSweden @angelagui_ @Magnus_Fiskesjo @pressfreedom @FreeDawit @TheRWCHR @LantosFndn @Danait4 @BietelhemI @esayasisaak @Edelstam
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Please join Darian, Shahab Dalili's son, in an open sit-in at Lafayette Park in front of the @WhiteHouse to make sure his dad is not left behind in #Iran. @POTUS @SecBlinken, don’t ignore Shahab & his family; pls #FreeShahabDalili & #BringHimHome! @StateSPEHA @StateDept @JakeSullivan46 @NSC_Spox @brett_mcgurk @VP @JenniferWexton @RepWexton @SFRCdems @SenateForeign @amanpour @jmhansler @JasonMBrodsky @JasonPoblete @XiyueWang9 @KambizTavanaUS @nadia_bilbassy @IAmAmnaNawaz @cnni @margbrennan @ElizHagedorn @carolinehawley @dandeluce @NewsHour @jrezaian @ZakkaNA
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2/4 Family of American teacher sentenced to 14 years hard labor in Russia calls on Biden administration to formally negotiate for his release edition.cnn.com/2022/07/26/p… The family of an American sentenced to 14 years at a hard labor camp in Russia fears and is calling on @POTUS.
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Jamshid Sharmahd was kidnapped in #Dubai & taken to #Iran where he was tortured, placed in solitary confinement, & sentenced to death. @Bundeskanzler @ABaerbock, the #IranianRegime can execute Jamshid any minute. What is Germany waiting for to #SaveSharmahd? Any day might be his last! @GermanyDiplo @AuswaertigesAmt @amnesty_de @NazaninBoniadi @_FriedrichMerz @MichaelSukkarMP @IGFM_DE @AmnestyIran @moritzkoerner @HNeumannMEP @AxelVossMdEP @delarabur @GazelleSharmahd
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Hostage Aid stands in solidarity with all the hostages & unlawful detainees who are sentenced to death by the #IranianRegime, such as Jimmy Sharmahd & Ahmadreza Djalali & many others. Behind every person that is executed, there are thousands who stand up & say: #CutTheRope #StopExecutionsInIran Join the campaign #CutTheRope against the barbaric wave of executions in #Iran.
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Ahmadreza Djalali has suffered a heart attack! After years of cruel medical neglect, isolation, & psychological torture in Iran, his body is giving out on him. He has been transferred to the hospital wing of Evin Prison — yet despite the gravity of his condition, he has been told he cannot see a cardiologist until Sunday. Again & again, Ahmadreza is forced to wait: for medical care, for compassion, for his country — and for the international community — to act. We urgently call on @SwedishPM, @kajakallas, @Europarl_EN, & the int’l community to intervene, NOW, without delay, without excuses! Ahmadreza needs immediate, life-saving care, & most importantly, he needs to get out of the hell he has been surviving in for the past 9 years! Your continued silence will cost Djalali his life! #SaveAhmadreza #BringDjalaliHome #FreeDrJalali #احمدرضا_جلالی @SweMFA @AmnestySverige @EUparliament @Europarl_EN @kajakallas @ScholarsAtRisk @eu_eeas @swedeniniran @VUBrussel @LucSels @DeGraeveWies @amnestyvl @amnestybe @VMehrannia @NazaninBoniadi @amnestyitalia @bergersus @GeertBourgeois @tomvdkendelaere @hildevautmans @weimers @DavidLega @EP_President @EU_Commission @vonderleyen @YlvaJohansson @asjohansson @EUCouncil @Free_Djalali @DjalaliFree
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Darian Dalili, spending the night alone outside @potus & @flotus house to make sure that his dad @Shahab_Dalili is not forgotten and left behind in Iran. If you’re in DC, pls pass by Lafayette park & support this young American. @SecBlinken @StateDept @JakeSullivan46 @brett_mcgurk @USEnvoyIran @CNN @amanpour @margbrennan @jmhansler @IAmAmnaNawaz @dandeluce @JasonMBrodsky @jrezaian @farnazfassihi @ElizHagedorn @FoxNews @washingtonpost
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Yesterday, & for the first time, the Hostages and Wrongful Detainees Flag flew on top of the @WhiteHouse & the @StateDept in celebration of Americans coming back home: Paul Whelan, Evan Gershkovich, Alsu Kurmasheva, & Vladimir Kara Murza.
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Urgent Alert: @GermanyDiplo dont abandon #FreeJamshidSharmahd your #German citizen. Attend tomorrow and observe the public sham trial by so so-called judge Salawati, don’t be fooled by this regime, #جمشید_شارمهد @GazelleSharmahd @StateSPEHA @USEnvoyIran . tehrantimes.com/news/469845/
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Emad Sharghi's daughter expresses the fear & exhaustion that hostages and their families are going through & asks @POTUS to do everything he can to bring their loved ones home.@NedaSharghi @SharghiHannah #FreeEmad
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How much longer can 🇸🇪 journalist Dawit Isaak survive Eritrea’s dungeons? For 8,675 days — nearly 24 years — he’s been imprisoned without trial. Tortured. Silenced. Forgotten by his government. Now, Sweden’s top prosecutor has refused to investigate Eritrea for crimes against humanity. A shameful decision. A betrayal of justice. How many more years of suffering must Dawit endure while @SwedishPM & @MariaStenergard remain passive? Every day of inaction is a choice. A choice to let Dawit die in silence! #FreeDawit @SweMFA @AmnestySverige @amnesty @pressfreedom @RSF_inter @FreeDawit @pen_int @PEN_Ertra @TheRWCHR @LantosFndn @RSF_RUG @Tunback @Europarl_EN @EP_President @EUCouncil @EritreaMfa @bergersus @eu_eeas @UNHumanRights @UN_HRC @EvaMariaHall @Danait4 @BietelhemI @KurdoBaksi @esayasisaak @Edelstam
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Opinion of a former hostage @XiyueWang9 . Priority is getting the hostages home, while not missing the opportunity to putting an end to the Iran hostage business model. Obviously this article is based on knowledge and experience . newsweek.com/no-ransom-payme…
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At noon today, Father & Son, Shahab Dalili & Darian, began their hunger strike. Darian from across the @WhiteHouse. Shahab from Evin where he was left behind. @POTUS, will you hear their cries against the injustice Shahab is being dealt? Pls #FinishTheJob & #FreeShahabDalili & #BringHimHome with ALL the Americans held hostage in #Iran. Only you can save Shahab! @SecBlinken @StateSPEHA @StateDept @JakeSullivan46 @NSC_Spox @brett_mcgurk @VP @JenniferWexton @RepWexton @SFRCdems @SenateForeign @amanpour @jmhansler @JasonMBrodsky @JasonPoblete @XiyueWang9 @KambizTavanaUS @nadia_bilbassy @IAmAmnaNawaz @cnni @margbrennan @ElizHagedorn @carolinehawley @dandeluce @NewsHour @ZakkaNA
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Families of Brits detained in Iran beg Liz Truss not to delegate their case mirror.co.uk/news/politics/d…
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Paul Whelan & Siamak Namazi have been left behind countless times by the #USG. @POTUS @SecBlinken, these men need you to act decisively to finally #bringThemHome. @StateSPEHA neither man can suffer any more disappointments. It’s time to #FreePaulWhelan & #FreeSiamakNamazi.
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With a heavy heart & after talking to the Kamalmaz family, we sadly announce that American psychotherapist Dr. Majd Kamalmaz has been declared dead in #Syria after his family met with different govt officials who confirmed this information. Our deepest condolences to Majd’s family & loved ones. Majd was a beloved father, brother, son, husband & grandfather, & his loss will be felt by his family & all who knew him. Full responsibility rests on the Syrian regime who killed an innocent US citizen & a humanitarian who was never charged, tried or sentenced. The family deserves justice for the death of this honest & brave doctor who was only trying to ease the suffering of the Syrian people. @FreeMajdK @MKamalmaz
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23+ years. No trial. No charges. No contact. Nothing. Dawit Isaak, a Swedish-Eritrean journalist, has been forcibly disappeared in #Eritrea since 2001. This is the longest case of journalist detention in the world. Sweden’s silent diplomacy has failed for 8,640 days. It has not yielded the bare minimum of results! @SwedishPM @MariaStenergard, how can you allow Eritrea to get away with this? Dawit Isaak is a Swedish citizen. His life matters. Sweden has a legal & moral duty to act — forcefully.
Demand access. Publicly challenge Eritrea’s abuses.
Prioritize human rights. #FreeDawit must not be abandoned. @SweMFA @AmnestySverige @amnesty @pressfreedom @RSF_inter @FreeDawit @pen_int @PEN_Ertra @TheRWCHR @LantosFndn @Europarl_EN @EP_President @EUCouncil @EritreaMfa @bergersus @eu_eeas @UNHumanRights @UN_HRC @EvaMariaHall @Danait4 @BietelhemI @KurdoBaksi @esayasisaak @Edelstam
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Jagtar Singh Johal is unlawfully detained in #India since 2017. Jagtar has been through 194 pre-trial preliminary hearings without any conviction. 1848 days of wrongful imprisonment 1848 days of sham trials with no evidence. @RishiSunak, it’s high time u ACT! @FreeJaggiNow
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Such Amazing Double News this Monday🙏 American Jeffery Woodke And French Olivier Dubois are both finally free from captivity in Mali. Olivier has been held hostage since April 8, 2021 and Woodke since Oct 2016. We are so grateful for their release & so happy for their families! @O_DuboisFamille @canelebernard @PeggyStVille @libe @sos_otages @RSF_fr @SNJ_national @bamalovaa @LePoint
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1/4 Daily Highlight Masih Alinejad Shares a Petition For Jamshid Sharmahd change.org/p/annalena-baerbo… Masih Alinejad, a well known human rights activist shared a petition to free Jamshid Sharmahd from Iranian prison. This is a call for action to help raise awareness for Sharmahd.
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Day 4: Darian Dalili, Shahab’s son, will not give up on getting his father home. He continues to sit in front of the @WhiteHouse to urge @POTUS to include Shahab in the deal bringing Americans home from #Iran. Shahab & Darian are both on Day 3 of hunger strike. #FreeShahabDalili #BringHimHome #BringThemAllHome @SecBlinken @JakeSullivan46 @JoeBiden @StateSPEHA @brett_mcgurk @USEnvoyIran @StateDept @StateDeputySpox
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Paul Whelan will not survive being left behind again. His family & friends will not survive his being left behind again. @POTUS, you know what it takes to @freepaulwhelan, so when will you #FinishTheJob that is long overdue & finally #bringPaulhome? @SecBlinken @StateSPEHA @USEmbRu @davidpwhelan @elizabethwhelan @GaryPeters @SenStabenow @RepHaleyStevens @TimWalberg
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Emad Sharghi is in prison no.8, less than 20 yards from the fire. @potus @SecBlinken @usenvoyiran the Swiss must exercise the right of consular access & visit Emad asap in his cell per the Geneva Convention on Consular Relations. His family needs to know he is safe. @NedaSharghi
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Ahmadreza Djalali’s life is hanging by the thread! @SwedishPM @MariaStenergard, what are you waiting for to Act & #SaveAhmadreza?
Last night, Ahmadreza suffered a heart attack. He has been transferred to the hospital section in Evin Prison. He was informed that he will not be able to see a cardiologist until Sunday. After nine years of suffering, his health is declining rapidly. His life is at immediate risk and he must urgently receive proper care.  I appeal to Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs to do everything in their power to secure his immediate release. @SwedishPM @MariaStenergard @EU_Commission
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Breaking: Sources say that Fariba Adelkhah, unlawfully detained in #Iran since June 2019, has been released from #EvinPrison. After 1,346 days, @FaribaRoland is finally free! We are waiting to confirm this amazing news & we hope Fariba is one of many hostages who will be freed.
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🇸🇪Ahmadreza Djalali & 🇩🇪🇺🇸Jamshid Sharmahd are both sentenced to death. With the rise in execution rates in #Iran, the noose is tightening around their necks! @Bundeskanzler @SwedishPM, are there any concrete steps taken to halt their execution, end their nightmare, & finally reunite them with their families? Pls #SaveSharmahd & #SaveAhmadreza now! @TobiasBillstrom @SweMFA @AmnestySverige @Europarl_EN @ScholarsAtRisk @Free_Djalali @UNHumanRightsEU @eu2023es @ICHRI @VUBrussel @VMehrannia @NazaninBoniadi @amnestyvl @amnestybe @GeertBourgeois @tomvdkendelaere @hildevautmans @weimers @DavidLega @EUWatchBrussels @EUCouncil @europarl @JosepBorrellF @antonioguterres @UN_Spokesperson @volker_turk @ABaerbock @GermanyDiplo @AuswaertigesAmt @amnesty_de @_FriedrichMerz @MichaelSukkarMP @IGFM_DE @AmnestyIran @moritzkoerner @HNeumannMEP @AxelVossMdEP @delarabur @GazelleSharmahd @HawarHelp @Europarl_DE @UNHumanRightsEU
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Today marks Nizar Zakka's 4th Freedom Anniversary. @ZakkaNA was kidnapped in #Iran on Sept. 18, 2015 & released on June 11, 2019. He was accused of collaborating with the US & sentenced to 10 yrs in prison. Upon his release, Nizar & a group of former hostages & subject matter experts established Hostage Aid Worldwide to fight for the freedom of others unlawfully detained around the world. Happy 4th freedom anniversary & thank you @FreeNizarZakka
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Today 🇸🇪Dawit Isaak turns 60. It’s not a happy birthday & hasn’t been for the past 24 bdays spent in captivity, forcibly disappeared in #Eritrea since 2001. A birthday party was held at the Swedish Authors' Union, but the birthday boy was not there! As his daughter @BietelhemI said: “He loved to celebrate his bdays, loved to eat out, loved to read, daddy loved us. He loved life." Yet he has been deprived of all that & much more! How many more precious moments will Dawit miss before his govt finally takes a stand & demands Eritrea free him? @SwedishPM @MariaStenergard @SweMFA @AmnestySverige @amnesty @pressfreedom @RSF_inter @FreeDawit @pen_int @PEN_Ertra @TheRWCHR @LantosFndn @Europarl_EN @EP_President @EUCouncil @EritreaMfa @bergersus @eu_eeas @UNHumanRights @UN_HRC @EvaMariaHall @Danait4 @BietelhemI @KurdoBaksi @esayasisaak
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5/5 Concern For Dawit Isaak Following Minister’s Statement
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"This is a very troubling signal. It could lead to a situation where Sweden washes its hands of responsibility for individuals who are imprisoned simply because they hold dual citizenship," Susanne Berger said. Since the investigation has not yet begun, its outcome remains uncertain. However, Berger warns that such legislation could turn Swedes with dual citizenship into second-class citizens. She also sees a risk that Sweden’s position in negotiations for the release of detainees like Dawit Isaak, Gui Minhai, & Ahmadreza Djalali could be weakened. "Sweden should stand up for its citizens," said @bergersus. @FreeDawit @Free_Djalali @VMehrannia
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Irish citizen Bernard Phelan has been released from #Iran. We applaud the tireless work & efforts of Bernard’s family, namely Caroline, Greg, Alasdair, Roland & Patricia, & we are honored to have played a small part in these efforts. We also applaud the constructive negotiations that Ireland led to @ReleaseBernard & reunite him with his 97 yr old dad Vincent. @MichealMartinTD @DublinIran @LeoVaradkar @PresidentIRL @dfatirl @CharlieFlanagan @capphelan @AmnestyIreland @MasMingou
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Join @HostageAid in dedicating this day, Tuesday, for the memory of Jimmy Sharmahd by launching a social media storm in solidarity with Jimmy's family. Please post & repost posts #Justice4Sharmahd #عدالت‌برای‌شارمهد Jamshid (Jimmy) was kidnapped by the Islamic Republic regime in Aug. 2020 during a layover in Dubai & taken to #Iran. Mizan News Agency announced that Jimmy was executed yesterday Monday, 28 October 2024. @GazelleSharmahd @PahlaviReza @UANI @JasonMBrodsky @Siamak_Aram @brosen1501 @KMooreGilbert
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23 years, 10 months & 16 days — and still counting!
That’s how long 🇪🇷🇸🇪 journalist Dawit Isaak has been forcibly disappeared in Eritrea, a regime notorious for torture, arbitrary detention & total repression. Dawit is a victim of one of the world’s most brutal dictatorships, & just as merciless is the silence that has met his disappearance. Sweden watches. The world watches.
While an award-winning journalist languishes in a cell, unseen, unheard, forgotten. Nearly 24 years of silence & inaction. How much longer must this go on? #FreeDawit @SwedishPM @MariaStenergard @SweMFA @AmnestySverige @amnesty @pressfreedom @RSF_inter @FreeDawit @pen_int @PEN_Ertra @TheRWCHR @LantosFndn @RSF_RUG @Tunback @Europarl_EN @EP_President @EUCouncil @EritreaMfa @bergersus @eu_eeas @UNHumanRights @UN_HRC @EvaMariaHall @Danait4 @BietelhemI @KurdoBaksi @esayasisaak @Edelstam
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Congratulations @FreeNazanin on being recognized on the BBC list of 100 inspiring & influential women for 2022. We thank you for continuing to raise awareness about the unlawfully detained. You,more than anyone,is aware of the injustice,cruelty &suffering these hostages endure.
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Tsachi Idan is an Israeli citizen who was abducted on Oct. 7 from his home in Kibbutz Nahal Oz, after his oldest daughter, Maayan, was shot & killed through the safe room door. Tsachi turned 50 in captivity & has been held hostage for 424 days. He & the remaining 100 hostages must be released immediately!
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Today marks the 1st freedom anniversary of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe & Anoosheh Ashoori. @FreeNazanin was unlawfully held since 2016 on false charges of plotting to overthrow Iran's govt. @FreeAnoosheh was similarly unlawfully detained since 2017 for spying. They were both released from #Iran on March 16, 2022. We are grateful for Nazanin & Anoosheh’s freedom as well as their commitment to being fierce advocates of others still wrongfully detained.
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Nahid Taghavi was denied amnesty & remains locked up in #EvinPrison. Jamshid Sharmahd faces the death sentence & is at the risk of being executed at any minute. @Bundeskanzler @ABaerbock, have you completely abandoned your German citizens, unlawfully detained in #Iran? Is the German govt going to ACT any time soon to #FreeNahid & #SaveSharmahd? @GermanyDiplo @mariam_claren @GazelleSharmahd @IGFM_DE @AmnestyIran @amnesty_de
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BREAKING: @EmmanuelMacron announced tonight that Frenchman Louis Arnaud, detained in #Iran since September 2022, had been released & would return to his country on Thursday. Congratulations to Louis & his loved ones on his freedom! @freelouisarnaud @carnd32_arnaud @tendertwist france24.com/fr/info-en-cont…
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As much as we are happy for Johan Floderus, Saeed Azizi, and their families, our heart goes out to Vida, Ahmadreza Djalali’s wife, and his children. Stay strong! The fight will not end until Ahmadreza is back home! #SaveAhmadreza #BringDjalaliHome @Free_Djalali @VMehrannia
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Replying to @statedeptspox_a
Thank you for your words @StateDeptSpox. But it would be great if you can share with us the decisive actions that you will take to secure the safety of our hostages in Evin. @potus @USEnvoyIran @SecBlinken @FreeTheNamazis @Shahab_Dalili @NedaSharghi @FreeMorad1
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‼️The first picture of Mark Swidan FREE from unlawful detention in #China. It is a picture we have waited 12 years to see. Welcome Home Mark! Thank you @POTUS @StateSPEHA @USAmbChina @mamasparkles168 @freemarkswidan @JasonPoblete
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