SITREP Pod 4: Free Robert Pether, Australian held in Iraq | Pod Hostage Diplomacy
Last month marked two years since Robert Pether, an Australian citizen and Irish resident, has been wrongfully imprisoned in Iraq. He is a father, a husband and an engineer. Robert and his colleague,...
3 Maj 202330min
Free Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich, Americans held in Russia | Pod Hostage Diplomacy
American Marine veteran, Paul Whelan and American journalist, Evan Gershkovich are both wrongfully imprisoned in Russia. The United States government has classified both men as “wrongfully detained” a...
19 Apr 202357min
SITREP Pod: Free Shahab Dalili, American hostage in Iran | Pod Hostage Diplomacy
Shahab Dalili is a United States lawful permanent resident from Virginia. His wife and children are all U.S. citizens. In April 2016, Shahab went to Tehran to attend his father’s funeral. He was then ...
29 Mars 202323min
Free Cecile Kohler, French hostage in Iran | Pod Hostage Diplomacy
Cecile Kohler is a French teacher and a unionist. She has always dreamed of visiting Iran. Last year, both Cecile and her partner, Jacques Paris visited Iran as tourists during the French school holid...
15 Mars 202340min
SITREP Pod 2: Free Nahid Taghavi, German hostage in Iran | Pod Hostage Diplomacy
68-year-old German citizen, Nahid Taghavi has been held hostage in Iran since 16 October 2020. The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and Amnesty International have both stated that h...
1 Mars 202343min
SITREP Pod: Free Benjamin Briere, French hostage in Iran | Pod Hostage Diplomacy
Today is day 19 of French citizen, Benjamin Briere’s hunger strike. He has been wrongfully imprisoned in Iran since May 2020. He is one of seven French citizens currently held in Iran. The French gove...
15 Feb 202315min
SITREP Pod: Free Jamshid Sharmahd, German citizen and US resident held hostage in Iran | Pod Hostage Diplomacy
In July 2020, Jamshid Sharmahd was kidnapped in Dubai by agents of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and taken to Iran where he is being held today. Jamshid is a German citizen and US resident who has l...
1 Feb 202335min
SITREP Pod 2: Free Kai Li, American held in China | Pod Hostage Diplomacy
American citizen, Kai Li from New York has been wrongfully imprisoned in China since September 2016. The U.S. government has classified Kai as being “wrongfully detained” and the United Nations Workin...
18 Jan 202344min
