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International Humanitarian Volunteers Detained Near Sirte, Libya

Eastern Libyan authorities say they are holding about ten convoy participants on security grounds, prompting diplomatic efforts.

Israel Extends Detention of Two Gaza Flotilla Activists to Sunday

Israeli Court Extends Detention of Two Gaza Flotilla Activists

Japan Says Citizen Detained in Iran Is Freed on Bail

U.S. Designates Kamran Hekmati as 'Wrongfully Detained' in Iran

U.S. Designates Iran ‘State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention,’ Urges Americans to Leave

Argentina Denounces ‘Forced Disappearance’ of Gendarme Nahuel Gallo at UN Rights Council

Emily Wilder Released After Israel Seizes Gaza Aid Flotilla

South Korean Activist From Gaza Flotilla Voluntarily Deported, Set to Return

Lennart Monterlos Freed in Iran and En Route to France After Acquittal

Teen Dual National Freed From Iran Lands in Paris After Acquittal

Taliban Free British Couple Held Since February After Qatari Mediation

Freed British–Afghan Couple Peter and Barbie Reynolds Arrive in London After Taliban Detention

Wells Fargo Executive Chenyue Mao Returns to U.S. After China Lifts Exit Ban

Iran Says France–Iran Prisoner Swap Enters Final Phase

Trump Creates 'State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention' Label to Penalize Regimes Holding Americans

UN Experts Demand Hospital Transfer for Elderly UK Couple Held by Taliban

Egypt Frees Irish Activists After Gaza March Detention

Three Freedom Flotilla Members Remain Detained After Israeli Airspace Closure

Italy Faces Diplomatic Dilemma Over Journalist Detained in Iran and Drone Engineer Held in Milan