HRVP Josep Borrell’s Reply to The Letter EU Watch & Hostage Aid Sent on The Question of EU Hostages Held in Iran

HRVP Josep Borrell’s Reply to The Letter EU Watch & Hostage Aid Sent on The Question of EU Hostages Held in Iran

Regarding the wider issue of arbitrary detention of EU citizens, including dual nationals, the EU and Member States discuss these cases discretely and closely coordinate their public statements on them. However, each consular case is different. Consular affairs are primarily a prerogative of Member States, and it is, first and foremost, their to decision how to best approach each case, including whether and to request the EU’s and other Member States’ involvement.

Letter to Josep Borrell Fontelles on The Question of EU Hostages Held in Iran

Letter to Josep Borrell Fontelles on The Question of EU Hostages Held in Iran

Hostage Aid Worldwide and EU Watch sent a joint letter to High Representative and Vice-President Josep Borrell Fontelles in light of recent developments concerning the arrest of Swedish EU official Johan Floderus and the increasing number of EU hostages held in Iran

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On His 4th Freedom Anniversary, Hostage Aid and Roger Carstens “SPEHA” Honor Former Hostage and HAW President Nizar Zakka

On His 4th Freedom Anniversary, Hostage Aid and Roger Carstens “SPEHA” Honor Former Hostage and HAW President Nizar Zakka

U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, Roger Carstens presented Nizar with the special “SPEHA” challenge coin.
HAW members and former hostages Alan Gross and Xiyue Wang, and board member Ali Arab also proudly presented Nizar with a token of recognition to commemorate this occasion.

Austrian Citizens Massud Mossaheb and Kamran Ghaderi and A Danish National Released Today From Unlawful Detention In Iran

Austrian Citizens Massud Mossaheb and Kamran Ghaderi and A Danish National Released Today From Unlawful Detention In Iran

Hostage Aid Worldwide is immensely grateful for the release of Austrian citizens Kamran Ghaderi and Massud Mossaheb, as well as a Danish national, who were all freed from unlawful detention in Iran and are returning home to their families and loved ones.

Belgian Aid Worker Olivier Vandecasteele Unlawfully Detained in Iran Free at Last in Exchange for Asadullah Asadi

Belgian Aid Worker Olivier Vandecasteele Unlawfully Detained in Iran Free at Last in Exchange for Asadullah Asadi

Hostage Aid Worldwide gladly welcomes the release of Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele who was wrongfully detained in Iran for over a year.
Olivier, who dedicated his life to humanitarian work and relief programs in India, Afghanistan, and Mali was arrested in Iran on February 24, 2022 and sentenced to 40 years and 74 lashes on alleged charges of espionage after a grossly sham trial.

Hostage Aid Worldwide Honors Former Hostage Mr. Barry Rosen

Hostage Aid Worldwide Honors Former Hostage Mr. Barry Rosen

Hostage Aid Worldwide proudly presented former American hostage Barry Rosen and his wife Barbara with a token of recognition and appreciation for all the suffering they endured. He was one of 52 Americans held under brutal conditions for 444 days by Iranian militants. Barry has been an advocate for hostages and their families since his release nearly four decades ago on January 20, 1981.

French citizen Benjamin Briere and Irish French Citizen Bernard Phelan Are Free from Unlawful Detention In Iran

French citizen Benjamin Briere and Irish French Citizen Bernard Phelan Are Free from Unlawful Detention In Iran

Hostage Aid Worldwide is immensely grateful that French citizen Benjamin Briere and Irish French citizen Bernard Phelan have finally been freed from unlawful detention and are returning home to their families and loved ones to resume the life they were robbed of while incarcerated in Iran.

Hostage Aid Worldwide Honors Former Hostage Tomeu Vadell

Hostage Aid Worldwide Honors Former Hostage Tomeu Vadell

Former hostage Nizar Zakka and Hostage Aid Worldwide members met with Mr. Tomeu Vadell, former American hostage who was released from captivity in Venezuela on October 1st, 2022, and his family. Hostage Aid proudly presented him with a token of recognition and appreciation for all the suffering he endured.