Prisoner Swap

Ex-US Marine Alleges "Threats, Abuse" In Russian Jail

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 25, 2019

A former US Marine arrested on spying charges in Moscow says he is subjected to abuse and harassment in jail, but a diplomat warned Saturday a potential prisoner swap will not happen before a conviction.

United Nations Welcomes Chibok Girls' Release, Urges All Be Freed

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 9, 2017

The United Nations on Monday welcomed the release of 82 Nigerian schoolgirls in a prisoner swap after more than three years in Boko Haram captivity and urged others be freed.

82 Chibok Girls Kidnapped By Boko Haram Released After Prisoner Swap

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday May 7, 2017

Nigeria on Saturday said it had negotiated the release of 82 of the more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram Islamists more than three years ago, securing their freedom in a prisoner swap deal.

Chibok Girls Swapped For Detainees, Ransom Or Both?

World News | Associated Press | Friday October 14, 2016

Conflicting reports are emerging about whether the first negotiated release of Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in Nigeria in 2014 involved a ransom payment, a prisoner swap for Islamic extremist commanders or both.

Al Qaeda Planning Kidnappings Of Westerners For Prisoner Swaps: Report

World News | Reuters | Sunday July 24, 2016

Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri has appeared in an audio interview calling on fighters to take Western hostages and exchange them for jailed jihadists, the monitoring service SITE Intelligence Group said on Sunday.

Court-Martial Delayed Until 2017 For Infamous US 'Deserter'

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 18, 2016

The court-martial for Bowe Bergdahl, the US Army sergeant held captive in Afghanistan for five years before being freed in a prisoner swap, has been delayed until next year, officials said.

Pilot Jailed In Russia May Return 'In Weeks': Ukraine Leader

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday April 25, 2016

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Sunday he hoped to see a Kiev-born pilot who received a 14-year jail sentence in Russia return home as part of a prisoner swap "in a few weeks".

Ukraine Court Sentences 2 Alleged Russian Soldiers To 14 Years In Jail

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday April 19, 2016

A Ukrainian court today sentenced two alleged Russian soldiers to 14 years in prison for fighting in the rebel east, in a ruling that could prelude a swap for pilot Nadiya Savchenko jailed by Russia.

Petro Poroshenko Says Open To Prisoner Swap With Russia Over Ukrainian Pilot

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday March 10, 2016

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday said he was ready to exchange prisoners with Russia to secure the release of Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, who has gone on hunger strike to protest her detention and trial in Russia.

Wife Of US Pastor Freed By Iran Says Husband Threatened End Of Marriage

World News | Reuters | Thursday January 28, 2016

The wife of Saeed Abedini, an American pastor freed this month from an Iranian prison as part of a prisoner swap, said on Wednesday that her husband had threatened the end of their marriage and she had taken legal action to ensure their children remain in Idaho.

Lost Amid The US-Iran News, USD 1.7 Bilion Deal Now Raising Questions

World News | Associated Press | Saturday January 23, 2016

The Obama administration's $1.7 billion payment to Iran to settle an arcane, decades-old financial dispute is prompting questions among Republican lawmakers trying to piece together the full scope of last weekend's dramatic US-Iranian prisoner swap and the lifting of many American sanctions on Tehran.

2 Americans Held In Iran Arrive Home After Prisoner Swap

World News | Reuters | Friday January 22, 2016

A Christian minister and a former US Marine who were released by Iran in a prisoner swap returned to the United States on Thursday after years behind bars in the Islamic Republic.

US 'Stuck To Its Guns' On Iran Prisoner Release: Freed Detainee's Brother

World News | Reuters | Tuesday January 19, 2016

Iranian authorities "continued to manipulate" Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian until the moment he was released with four other Americans in a prisoner swap over the weekend, his brother said on Monday.

UN's Ban Ki-moon Commends US-Iran Prisoner Swap, Lifting Of Sanctions

World News | Reuters | Tuesday January 19, 2016

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hailed on Sunday an exchange of prisoners by the United States and Iran and the lifting of sanctions against Tehran, saying the two countries should now cooperate on additional challenges to find "a safer future".

Released Americans Have Not Left Iran Yet: Senior Iranian Official

World News | Reuters | Tuesday January 19, 2016

A senior Iranian official said four Americans freed under a prisoner swap deal were still in Iran and denied earlier reports suggesting they had already left the country.