Prisoner

President Biden said on Thursday that he was “serious” about negotiating a prisoner exchange to free Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter that the United States has declared “wrongfully detained” in Russia.“I’m serious about…

The United States confirmed on Friday that it was in talks with Russia about a potential prisoner swap for the Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, but cautioned that the discussions had not yet produced “a clear pathway to a…

Last Updated: June 26, 2023, 05:01 ISTNew York, United States of America (USA)A graphic welcoming WNBA player Brittney Griner back to the United States, following her release in a prisoner swap with Russia, is shown on the scoreboard during…

Iran freed a Belgian aid worker imprisoned in Tehran for 455 days on charges of spying, in exchange for Belgium releasing a former Iranian diplomat who was convicted in 2021 of a thwarted bomb plot, officials from both countries said on…

Iran has freed Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele after almost 15 months in custody, in a prisoner exchange facilitated by Oman, senior officials said Friday.  Issued on: 26/05/2023 - 11:53…

Israel’s refusal to hand over the body of a prominent prisoner who died on a hunger strike this week has drawn renewed attention to its practice of keeping the remains of scores of Palestinians in freezers and numbered graves, partly as…

Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, hinted on Tuesday at the possibility of a prisoner swap involving two Americans detained in Russia, Paul Whelan and the Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich.Speaking at a wide-ranging…

Issued on: 14/04/2023 - 09:38Modified: 14/04/2023 - 09:37 A major exchange of prisoners from Yemen's brutal civil war got underway on Friday with the first plane…

Michael Schumacher's wife has lived 'like a prisoner', shunning lunches and parties, to keep his condition secret, according to Eddie Jordan. Schumacher suffered a skiing accident in December 2013 and was placed into a medically induced…

Iran’s top diplomat claimed Sunday that a prisoner swap was near with the U.S., though he offered no evidence to support his assertion. The U.S. immediately dismissed his comments as a “cruel lie.” Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein…