Articles for Held Hostage

11 farmers booked for holding Punjab officials hostage in Bathinda, clashing with cops
1 month, 1 week ago

11 farmers booked for holding Punjab officials hostage in Bathinda, clashing with cops

Hindustan Times  

Eleven activists of the Bhartiya Kisan Union were on Tuesday booked for holding three Punjab government officials hostage and attacking a police team at the grain market in Bathinda’s Raike Kalan on Monday evening. One of the damaged police vehicles after farmers clashed with cops trying to rescue Punjab government officials from illegal confinement at the grain market in Bathinda’s …

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Chhattisgarh: 16-year-old held hostage, raped, one held
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Chhattisgarh: 16-year-old held hostage, raped, one held

India TV News  

In a shocking incident, a man allegedly held a 16-year-old girl hostage and raped her for two days in a village in Chhattisgarh's Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district, police said on Tuesday. The 27-year-old accused allegedly kidnapped the girl after offering to drop her home on the evening of December 21 in a village under the Pendra police station area, he said. The …

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Opinion: My 4-year-old great-niece was released by Hamas. When will the other hostages be freed?
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: My 4-year-old great-niece was released by Hamas. When will the other hostages be freed?

LA Times  

There are 107 people, including seven Americans, still held hostage by Hamas since the brutal terrorist attack in Israel on Oct. 7. Abigail was taken hostage from her home in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, after witnessing the murder of her mother and her father, who was carrying Abigail in his arms as Hamas terrorists gunned him down. Abigail crawled out from …

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How many Palestinian prisoners has Israel released in Hamas hostage deal?
1 year ago

How many Palestinian prisoners has Israel released in Hamas hostage deal?

The Independent  

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Emotions run high at pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrations around the world
1 year, 1 month ago

Emotions run high at pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrations around the world

Associated Press  

In the weeks since the Israel-Hamas war erupted on Oct. 7, people across the globe have taken to the streets en masse — some in support of Israel and some in support of Palestinians. FILE - Families and friends of about 240 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza call for their return as they participate in a five-day “March for …

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Israel says two Americans held hostage by Hamas, a mother and daughter, have been released
1 year, 2 months ago

Israel says two Americans held hostage by Hamas, a mother and daughter, have been released

LA Times  

Hamas on Friday freed an American woman and her teenage daughter who had been held hostage in Gaza, Israel said, the first such release from among the roughly 200 people the militant group abducted from Israel during its Oct. 7 rampage. Qatar said it would continue its dialogue with Israel and Hamas in hopes of winning the release of all …

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Hostage takers demand ransom in exchange for release of Australian professor kidnapped in PNG
1 year, 10 months ago

Hostage takers demand ransom in exchange for release of Australian professor kidnapped in PNG

ABC  

An Australian professor and his three Papua New Guinean colleagues who are being held hostage in the PNG highlands were "sighted by chance" by the armed group who took them. Key points: The professor is not being named by the ABC for safety reasons He is an Australian resident and New Zealand citizen employed by an Australian university PNG's Prime …

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BJP MLA 'Confined' by Angry Villagers in Bihar's Bhagalpur for 'Ignoring Demands'
2 years, 6 months ago

BJP MLA 'Confined' by Angry Villagers in Bihar's Bhagalpur for 'Ignoring Demands'

News 18  

A BJP legislator was held hostage by angry villagers in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district for around two hours on Sunday after he allegedly ignored their demands. Engineer Kumar Shailendra, the MLA from Bihpur Assembly constituency, went to Shihkund village in Lokmanpur Panchayat to give details of what the Narendra Modi government achieved in the last 8 years. They urged the MLA …

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Have not received any reports of Indian students being held hostage in Ukraine: MEA
2 years, 9 months ago

Have not received any reports of Indian students being held hostage in Ukraine: MEA

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The government on Thursday said that the Indian embassy in Ukraine is in continuous touch with its stranded citizens, adding that it has not received any reports of students being held hostage in the war-hit country. The government's remarks came in response to media queries after the claims of the Russian embassy in India on Wednesday that the …

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