A father and son have been held in Iran while three U.S. presidents occupied the White House. Now the father faces a dire medical emergency and his family is pleading for his release.
Tag: Political Prisoners
C.I.A. Admits to Losing Informants
Counterintelligence officials said in a top secret cable to all stations and bases around the world that too many of the people it recruits from other countries to spy for the U.S. are being lost.
American Siblings Barred From Leaving China for 3 Years Return to U.S.
Their release coincided with an agreement on Friday that cleared the way for a senior executive of Huawei Technologies, the Chinese telecommunications giant, to return to China.
To Get Back Meng Wanzhou, China Uses a Hardball Tactic: Seizing Foreigners
The speed at which Beijing returned two Canadians held seemingly tit-for-tat in exchange may signal comfort with the tactic.
U.S. Reaches Agreement to Release Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou
China reciprocated within hours, freeing two Canadians, a notable resolution in a relationship that has been spiraling downward.
China Frees Jailed Canadians After U.S. Agrees to Release Meng Wanzhou
Two Canadians imprisoned in China since 2018 were free and on their way home, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada announced on Friday night.
In Russia Election Results, Online Votes Sweep Putin Opponents Aside
The official tally gave a strong parliamentary majority to President Vladimir V. Putin’s United Russia party. Opposition leaders cried foul, pointing to earlier signs of gains.
From Hero of ‘Hotel Rwanda,’ to Dissident, to 25-Year Prison Sentence
The trial of Paul Rusesabagina, whose story was portrayed in the Oscar-nominated movie, was denounced by human rights advocates as a “show trial” intended to silence critics of Rwanda’s president.
Apple and Google Remove ‘Navalny’ Voting App in Russia
The app, created by allies of the opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, vanished from online stores, reflecting a new level of pressure against U.S. technology companies in the country.
Could Navalny’s ‘Smart Voting’ Strategy Shake Up Russia’s Election?
Five of the opposition leader’s exiled allies are engineering an election campaign that they hope will put dozens of Kremlin opponents into Parliament.