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Tag Archives: hostage
Happy 25th birthday, Gilad Shalit!
Today is the 25th birthday of Gilad Shalit. It is the 6th birthday that he has to experience in captivity. When he was kidnapped, he was a boy of 19. Now he is a man, but one who has been … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Politics
Tagged Gaza, Gaza Strip, Gilad Shalit, Hamas, hostage, IDF, Middle East, Palestinians, PLO, prisoner, prisoner of war, Third Geneva Convention, war
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What Sarah Shourd can’t say (yet)
Sarah Shourd, the American woman who was hiking in the Iraq-Iran border region last year and was arrested on that occasion and who subsequently spent 13 months in a prison in Iran, was finally released on 14 September 2010 without ever … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Politics, USA
Tagged Ahmadinejad, Evin, Evin prison, hostage, Iraq, Islamic Republic of Iran, Josh Fattal, Joshua Fatal, prison, Sarah Shourd, Shane Bauer, Tehran, US hikers
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The Happy Hermit 