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The Concern and Sit-In of the Shahab Dalili and Jamshid Sharmahd Families; Request from American Officials to Pressure Iran

Darian, the son of Shahab Dalili who is a legal permanent resident in the United States and has been imprisoned in Iran for more than seven years, also said that he expects the American authorities to explain why the investigation of this case has not been completed after seven years.

Daughter Pleads With US, Germany to Help Father on Iran Death Row

"What I'm asking the US and Germany is to free my father, to bring my father back, to save (his) life," said his daughter Gazelle Sharmahd, who lives in California. "This is a life-and-death situation," she told a roundtable.She voiced frustration that Germany and the United States are playing "some form of responsibility ping-pong."

Caroline Lucas, Green MP for Brighton Pavillion, Former Leader and Co-Leader of the Green Party Calls for the Release of Alaa Abdel Fattah

British citizen & human rights campaigner Alaa Abdel Fattah is still detained in Egypt – my latest letter urging his release. When is @rishisunak going to stand up and demand Egypt #freealaa?

@freedomforalaa @amnesty @amnestybrighton

Russia Authorities Request Extension of Detention of Jailed WSJ Reporter

Russian authorities have requested an extension of the pretrial detention of Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter deemed by the U.S. to be wrongfully held in Russia.

Iran Has A Hostage-Taking Model. It’s Long Overdue That The US Build A Policy Around It.

While the freedom of wrongfully detained US citizens should be celebrated, much of the controversy over this agreement has to do with the lack of a multilateral strategy to deter hostage-taking.

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