There are other Americans that continue to languish in prisons around the world. The following list may not be complete. Some may already be dead, sigh.
I will continue to pray for the release and well-being of the living (the Lord God knows who they are).
-- Robert Alan "Bob" Levinson, current age 70. Mysteriously disappeared and believed to be held by Iran. Last sighting, 2011.
-- Xiyue Wang, current age 38 (?) Serving 10 years of prison in Iran on charges of espionage.
-- Baquer and Siamak Namazi, father & son, ages 81 and 46. Serving 10-year prison sentences in Iran for allegedly collaborating with the USA.
-- Karan Vafadari, Art dealer/businessman. Held at Evin Prison. Originally detained without charges.
-- Nizar Zakka, IT expert. Disappeared in September of 2015. Iran confirmed in November 2015 that Zakka was in custody on charges of being an American spy.
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| pc: wikipedia |
-- Serkan Golge, NASA scientist, currently held in Turkey. Serving 7.5 years for allegedly providing support to Fethullah Gülen.
-- Kevin King, American professor held by the Taliban. He is very ill.
-- Paul Edwin Overby, Jr., American author. Disappeared mysteriously in May 2014 while in Pakistan on his way to interview Sirajuddin Haqqan (USA has a $10 million reward on this leader's capture). Taliban claims they do not know what happened to Overby.
-- Austin Tice, freelance Journalist, US Marines Vet. He was kidnapped while reporting in Syria on August 12, 2012. His whereabouts remain unknown.
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| pc: FBI |
If you or someone you know is ever held as a hostage while abroad, this man is someone whom you should know/contact:
Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs
Brethren, pray for us.
-- Paul, to the Thessalonians
Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them;
and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body. (Hebrews 13:3)
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