“My son is not dead and we are working on getting him home,” Austin Tice’s mother, Debra, on the 13th anniversary of his abduction in Syria National Press Club. Press Freedom Center Debra Tice

“This morning I went to Damascus & met with the Deputy Foreign Minister in Syria. We talked about cooperation regarding those the missing in Syria among other issues. The Deputy FM was extremely supportive & even knew that today is the 13th anniversary of Austin Tice’s

“There’s a huge track record; the HRFC still keeps track of how many people have come home since it was stood up. But none of those successes matter when you talk about the failures. And Austin Tice continues to be a failure of the U.S. Government,” Kieran Ramsey, former

Theary Seng remains arbitrarily imprisoned in Cambodia, sentenced to 6 years for a handful of Facebook posts criticizing the regime. She has endured multiple hunger strikes, & her calls for unconditional release have been ignored. President Donald J. Trump Secretary Marco Rubio, please hear her pleas & use

Today, Archbishop Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim should have been surrounded by family, friends, & his church community, celebrating his birthday. Instead, for 12 long years, the Syriac Orthodox Archbishop & American-Syrian national has been missing, kidnapped near Aleppo in 2013. 13

1,200 days of isolation, mistreatment, & unbearable uncertainty. That is the grim reality for Cecile Kohler & Jacques Paris, French hostages in Iran, now under threat of the death penalty. Emmanuel Macron Jean-Noël Barrot: They cannot wait any longer. They need decisive action, not

Dear President Trump, You are in constant contact with President Putin, who holds the power to resolve some critical issues. Please ask him to demand answers from Bashar al-Assad about Austin Tice—the longest-missing U.S. journalist—& all Americans who disappeared in Syria. Also

Dear Ulf Kristersson Maria M Stenergard, By remaining silent on Ahmadreza Djalali’s plight, & accepting Iran's refusal to disclose his whereabouts or the reasons for his forcible disappearance after the Evin prison airstrike, you are effectively signing his death warrant. It is a stain

Alaa Abd el Fattah remains arbitrarily imprisoned in Egypt, 325 days after completing his full sentence. Despite being removed from Egypt’s terrorism list, the Egyptian government still refuses to release him, while the UK continues to stand by. Keir Starmer David Lammy, when

“His personal suffering has transformed him into a leader of compassionate action as a global voice for those who have been silenced by authoritarian regimes. Under his devotion and leadership, Hostage Aid Worldwide has become a vital force in the protection of civil liberties,

Today, Dawit Isaak marks another birthday behind bars, wrongfully imprisoned for his words, his disappearance marked by inaction from those meant to protect him. The days pile up, yet there’s no sentence to count down, no date to hope toward. 24 years stolen, a life he can never

Dear President Trump, As you meet with President Xi this week, countless Americans are looking to you for hope. Only you have the strength & influence to end the suffering of U.S. citizens still trapped in China; some unjustly imprisoned, others held under travel bans, all

🇧🇭🇩🇰 “Abdulhadi Al Khawaja has begun a hunger strike in Jau Prison.” This is the latest headline in Al Khawaja’s case. Yet another hunger strike among many over the years. Behind it lies almost 15 years of unlawful incarceration & inaction disguised as “quiet diplomacy.”

She went to Somalia to heal others & was kidnapped. German nurse Sonja Nientiet was abducted on May 2, 2018, while providing humanitarian aid. In March 2025, she appeared in a video, frail & pleading for help. She said that what kept her going is the hope that she will see her

“The British are waiting for a sentence before acting. The Iranians are deciding what sentence to hand down. And in the middle of this stalemate are my parents.” Those words from Joe Bennett, son of Lindsay & Craig Foreman, the British couple unlawfully detained in Iran, lay bare

2/2 Palestinian American Teenager to Remain in Israeli Jail Despite Growing Pressure in Congress for His Release hostageaid.org/palestinian-am… Washington D.C. - CNN A court hearing on Wednesday ended without Mohammed Ibrahim’s release & his next hearing is scheduled for November 9.

The health of 🇩🇿🇫🇷 Boualem Sansal has deteriorated drastically while unlawfully imprisoned in Algeria. An award-winning novelist is wasting away while no one intervenes to end his suffering. Emmanuel Macron Jean-Noël Barrot, Boualem does not have the luxury of time on his side. He must

Canada launched the Initiative Against Arbitrary Detention in State-to-State Relations on Feb. 15, 2021, to put an end to the arbitrary arrest, detention, & sentencing of foreign nationals & dual citizens for diplomatic leverage. Yet a Canadian citizen, Huseyin Celil, has been

Shahab Dalili in 2016 he traveled back to Iran following his father's death, and sentenced him to ten years in prison. When will it be Shahab’s turn? Please don’t forget Shahab Dalili. We refuse to look away. We refuse to be silent. Secretary Marco Rubio Adam Boehler Steve Witkoff Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs

Today marks 46 years since the Iran Hostage Crisis, when 52 Americans, including Hostage Aid’s co-founder Barry Rosen, were taken hostage by Iranian militants who seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. The hostages were held for 444 days, until January 20, 1981. The names & faces