Egyptians held over mystery gold plane freed in Zambia | News
Egyptians arrested along with several Zambians after arriving in Lusaka on a private plane with guns and fake gold. A Zambian court has freed five…
Nurse, daughter kidnapped in Haiti are freed by captors
An American nurse and her daughter abducted two weeks ago in Haiti have been released, according to a Wednesday statement from the organization Alix Dorsainvil…
Briton who killed terminally ill wife in Cyprus freed after 19 months | Courts News
David Hunter had been on trial for the manslaughter of his wife in December 2021. David Hunter, a British man found guilty of killing his…
Australian democracy activist freed from prison in Vietnam | Politics News
Chau Van Kham, who had been in jail for four years on national security charges, has returned home to Australia. Chau Van Kham, a pro-democracy…
Pro-Imran Khan Pakistani TV journalist abducted last week freed | Freedom of the Press News
No one claimed responsibility for Sami Abrahim’s abduction, but it is widely believed he was held by the security agencies. A prominent Pakistani television journalist…
Australian doctor freed 7 years after abduction in West Africa | Al-Qaeda News
Dr. Kenneth Elliott was taken captive in northern Burkina Faso in 2016 along with his wife, who was released shortly after their abduction. An 88-year-old…
Pakistan gov’t vs judiciary tussle intensifies after Khan freed | Courts News
Islamabad, Pakistan – Hundreds of supporters of Pakistan’s ruling alliance are holding a sit-in protest outside Pakistan’s Supreme Court to protest against alleged “undue favours”…
What next for Sudan fighting after top Bashir-era officials freed | News
Leading aides of Sudan’s former longtime ruler Omar al-Bashir are now free after reports of a prison break earlier this week amid the conflict that…
In Chad, freed rebel prisoners call for leader’s release | News
In March, Chad’s interim president Mahamat Idriss Deby had pardoned 380 jailed members of a rebel group accused of killing his father in 2021. With…
‘An Easter exchange’: 130 Ukrainian prisoners of war freed | Russia-Ukraine war News
More than 100 Ukrainian prisoners of war have been released and returned home in a “great Easter exchange”, a senior Ukrainian official has said, as…
Freed ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero heads to US for family reunion | Prison News
Rusesabagina was released last Friday after President Kagame commuted his sentence, following months of negotiations between Washington and Kigali. The man who inspired the film…
Jeff Woodke, humanitarian worker kidnapped in Niger, has been freed
WASHINGTON – An American humanitarian worker who was kidnapped in the West African nation of Niger has been freed.Jeffery Woodke was freed after six years…
French journalist kidnapped in Mali in 2021 freed | Armed Groups News
BREAKINGBREAKING, Olivier Dubois has been held by armed groups since he went missing in the Sahel in 2021. French journalist Olivier Dubois, who was kidnapped…
Police officer freed, another jailed over Indonesia stadium crush | Police News
Verdicts likely to add to anguish of the victims’ families who had already questioned the fairness of court proceedings. One of three police officers charged…
Hostages freed amid deadly energy company protests in Colombia | Protests News
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has announced on Twitter that his ministers successfully negotiated the release of 88 hostages taken during a deadly protest against the…
Hostages freed in Papua New Guinea after week in captivity | Crime News
A group of archaeology researchers were taken hostage by heavily armed men demanding a cash ransom. Three hostages have been freed in Papua New Guinea,…
UK’s longest-serving female prisoner could finally be freed 37 years after murdering ex’s new lover in jealous rage
BRITAIN'S longest-serving prisoner could finally be freed after serving 35-years for a savage jealousy-fuelled murder. Maria Pearson, now 66, will be told within weeks if…
Dominic Raab told me evil Jon Venables does not deserve to be freed, says James Bulger’s dad
THE dad of murdered James Bulger has spoken of his “huge relief” after the Justice Secretary told him the tot’s killer Jon Venables deserves to…
Spain offers citizenship to freed Nicaraguan political prisoners | Human Rights News
The announcement comes after Nicaragua’s legislature moved to strip released prisoners of their citizenship. Spanish officials say they have offered citizenship to more than 200…
Guantanamo detainee freed to Belize after 20 years in captivity | Human Rights News
Majid Khan, who was tortured by the CIA before his transfer to the US military facility in Cuba, says he feels ‘reborn’. Washington, DC –…