Hostage Aid Worldwide said Tuesday that American journalist Austin Tice, who has been held in Syria for 12 years, is alive. "We know that as a fact." Syria has publicly denied that it was holding him.

Item 1 of 2 Nizar Zakka president of Hostage Aid Worldwide organization speaks during an interview with Reuters in Damascus, Syria, January 13, 2025.

A former prisoner spearheading a private effort to help find captive US journalist Austin Tice is concerned that deposed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad may be hiding him to use as leverage in securing ...

Israeli-Gaza ceasefire latest: Hostage families set to speak as Palestinians return to ‘total destruction’ - The family of British-Israeli Emily Damari will speak to the public on Monday for ...

Barry Rosen is a survivor of the Iran hostage crisis and a co-founder of Hostage Aid Worldwide. He was chief of Voice of America’s Central Asian Service from 1974 to 1978. Related Topics ...

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Commission on Hostage Taking and Wrongful Detention explores responses to the growing phenomenon of hostage taking. Over the last year, the ...

Attempts to push Hamas to a short and limited hostage exchange by striking in Gaza is a Band-Aid rather than a true solution that will bring the hostages home, Ronen Neutra, father of slain ...

Thai agricultural worker Nattapong Pinta was abducted by Hamas from Kibbutz Nir Oz in Israel on Oct 7, 2023. PHOTO: HOSTAGE AID WORLDWIDE/X. Only 20 of the 55 remaining hostages are believed to ...

TEL AVIV — Hundreds gathered in Tel Aviv’s Hostage Square and New York City’s Central Park to celebrate the release of the first three hostages by Hamas on Sunday.. Families of the captives ...