Free Paul Rusesabagina, Hotel Rwanda hero, Belgian citizen and US permanent resident held in Rwanda | Pod Hostage Diplomacy
Paul Rusesabagina, a Belgian citizen and US permanent resident, is a recipient of the US Presidential Medal of Freedom. He has been credited with saving 1,200 lives during the Rwandan genocide in 1994...
20 Okt 202158min
Breaking News Pod: American Tomeu Vadell and rest of Citgo 6 held in Venezuela taken from house arrest back to prison | Pod Hostage Diplomacy
American citizen, Tomeu Vadell from Lake Charles, Louisiana has been unjustly detained in Venezuela since November 2017. He works for US-based oil company, Citgo and was detained with 5 of his colleag...
17 Okt 202114min
Free Kai Li, American held in China | Pod Hostage Diplomacy
The detention and recent release of Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor have alerted the world to China’s hostage diplomacy. American citizen Kai Li from New York has been unjustly detained in...
13 Okt 202143min
Free Nahid, German Hostage in Iran | Pod Hostage Diplomacy
On 16 October 2020, 66 year old German citizen, Nahid Taghavi decided to go for a walk near her apartment in Tehran. It was a week after she had surgery and Nahid had high blood pressure. Within momen...
6 Okt 20211h 2min
Roland Marchal, French academic and former hostage in Iran | Pod Hostage Diplomacy
In June 2019, French academic Roland Marchal decided to fly to Iran to spend a six day holiday with his partner. Within moments of landing in Iran, Roland was arrested at the airport by the Iranian Is...
29 Sep 202155min
Free Paul Whelan, American and former US Marine held in Russia | Pod Hostage Diplomacy
Today marks 1,000 days since Paul Whelan, an American citizen and former US Marine has been unjustly detained in Russia. US President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Congress have all...
22 Sep 20211h 34min
Free Tomeu Vadell, American held in Venezuela | Pod Hostage Diplomacy
The US government have stated that Tomeu Vadell, an American citizen, has been wrongfully detained in Venezuela since November 2017 and have called on the Venezuelan authorities to release him uncondi...
15 Sep 202149min
Free Trevor Reed, American and former US Marine held in Russia | Pod Hostage Diplomacy
Trevor Reed is an American citizen and former US Marine unjustly held in Russia since August 2019. America may appear divided on many issues but when it comes to Trevor, the White House, State Departm...
8 Sep 20211h 13min
