China has released from jail David Lin, an American pastor, who had been sentenced to a life term in 2006. “We welcome David Lin’s release from prison in the People’s Republic of China. He has ...

The first hint that something unusual might be about to happen came in late July, when, in places of incarceration hundreds ...

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U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-2nd dist.) issued the following statement after meeting one-one-one last week with Evan ...

(NewsNation) — Friends of American journalist Evan Gershkovich are making plans to see him when he returns to the United States after spending more than a year in Russian detention. Gershkovich’s ...

It has been around six weeks since Vladimir Kara-Murza swapped his prison long-johns and rubber flip flops for sharp suits, ...

The Retirement Security for American Hostages Act would protect social security benefits of Americans who have been held ...

Detainees are often prisoners of policy. The recent swap between Western countries and Russia, which led to the liberation of Evan Gershkovich, a journalist for the Wall Street Journal, and others, is ...

Gershkovich, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal, was arrested in 2023 and sentenced to 18 years in prison by a Russian ...

The Kremlin refused to grant an interview with President Vladimir Putin to WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was detained ...

Eight Russian nationals, detained or convicted in several NATO countries, as well as two minors, had returned home following a prisoner swap conducted at Ankara’s airport ...