Photos and Videos - Hostage Aid Worldwide

Sit In for Shahab Dalili and Jamshid Sharmahd After Being Left Behind in Iran (Iran Deal August 2023)

Honoring Geoffrey Dive

Honoring Roger Carstens (U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs)

Honoring HAW President & Former Hostage Nizar Zakka (Iran: Sept. 2015-June 2019)

Honoring Former Hostage Barry Rosen (Iran: Nov. 1979-Jan. 1981)

Honoring Former Hostage Tomeu Vadell (Venezuela: Nov. 2017-Oct. 2022)

Honoring Dr. Tatiana Eatwell

Honoring UK MP Tulip Siddiq

Honoring Former Hostage Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe (Iran: Apr. 2016-Mar. 2022)

Honoring UK MP Janet Daby

Honoring Former Hostage Anoosheh Ashoori (Iran: Aug. 2017-Mar. 2022)

Honoring Former Hostage Osman Khan (Venezuela: Jan. 2022-Oct. 2022)

Honoring Former Hostage Xiyue Wang (Iran: Aug. 2016-Dec. 2019)

Honoring Former Hostage Jorge Toledo (Venezuela: Nov. 2017-Oct. 2022)

Honoring Former Hostage Jose Pereira (Venezuela: Nov. 2017-Oct. 2022)

Honoring Congressman Ted Deutch

White House Protest

HAW Members Barry Rosen & Nizar Zakka on Hunger Strike in Vienna to Free Iran Hostages

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As 50 Hostages Held by Hamas are Set to Be Released, Barry Rosen, A Former Iran Hostage, Shares His Story – A Little More Conversation with Ben O’Hara-Byrne

Barry Rosen: “We Are Trying to Assist the Families in Every Way Possible.” (On Families of Hamas Hostages: Oct. 2023)

Flashpoint Iran: Barry Rosen on Why U.S. – Iran Prisoner Releases were Not A “Prisoner Exchange.” (U.S. – Iran Deal Sept. 2023)

Nizar Zakka to Iran International at the Sit – In Next to the State Department (Aug. 2023)

Message from Darian, Son of Shahab Dalili at the Sit-In Next to the State Department (Aug. 2023)

Plea For Freedom: Ahmadreza Djalali: Swedish Citizen Sentenced to Death in Iran

Plea For Freedom: Jamshid Sharmahd: German Citizen Sentenced to Death in Iran

Happy Father’s Day 2023: From Hostage Aid to All The Fathers Unlawfully Detained or Held Hostage

Massud Mossaheb and Kamran Ghaderi Finally Free from Iran (June 2, 2023)

Plea For Freedom-Shahab Dalili: The Forgotten US Legal Permanent Resident Held Hostage in Iran

Mark Swidan: 10 Year Anniversary of Unlawful Detention in China (Nov. 14, 2022)

Unlawfully Detained Citizens Part 2

Unlawfully Detained Citizens Part 1

HAW Board Member Alan Gross on his hostage crisis in Cuba

HAW Member Sam Goodwin on prioritizing the release of hostages

HAW Board Member Barry Rosen describing how phase 1 of the Hostage business model applies to his case

HAW member Sam Goodwin describes how phase 2 of the Hostage Business Model applies to his case

HAW Board Member Barry Rosen’s position on JCPOA

HAW Board Member Dr. Kylie Moore-Gilbert on prioritizing the release of hostages

HAW members’ position on the release of hostages

Vienna Hunger Strike Videos

I am starting a hunger strike this week in Vienna, 41 years after my release, to demand the release of all hostages being held by #Iran. They are human beings, not bargaining chips. Their freedom should come before we make any deals with an untrustworthy regime. #FreeTheHostages pic.twitter.com/zKqhcKJ7uk
— Barry Rosen (@brosen1501) January 17, 2022

Thank you to @Salqaq, the chief negotiator for the UK in the Vienna talks, for meeting with me today. I pressed very strongly for a multilateral approach to any deal with Iran, which would ensure the freedom of current and any potential future hostages. #freethehostages pic.twitter.com/Yla9hIqBsk
— Barry Rosen (@brosen1501) February 3, 2022

Back in the US today where I am continuing the fight to #FreeTheHostages. I had a very productive discussion with a senior member of the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We discussed the need for Europe to press for the release of all hostages taken by Iran. pic.twitter.com/dMdwSjeghm
— Barry Rosen (@brosen1501) January 27, 2022

As I return home, I am exhausted but incredibly proud of what we have accomplished this week. We have connected with negotiators, talked with families of hostages and even spoken with hostages imprisoned in Evin. #FreeTheHostages pic.twitter.com/bZ63aReCLd
— Barry Rosen (@brosen1501) January 26, 2022

This morning was my last in Vienna. Even though I am leaving, the #FreeTheHostages movement will continue. We must not forget them and we must continue to demand their release before any deal is struck with Iran. Thank you all once again for your incredible support. pic.twitter.com/nR9DMpUDTW
— Barry Rosen (@brosen1501) January 26, 2022

Grateful for my meetings with @USEnvoyIran, @enriquemora_, Phillippe Errera and Tjorven Bellmann. As other hunger strikers take the baton, my goal remains the same #FreeTheHostages. Thank you to everyone for your ongoing support. pic.twitter.com/lRdqTTEpco
— Barry Rosen (@brosen1501) January 25, 2022

Day 5 of my hunger strike – feeling very weakened now but buoyed by my fellow hunger-strikers @ZakkaNA #anooshehashoori @JamshidBarzegar and others. All hostages, former hostages and their families stand in solidarity #FreetheHostages pic.twitter.com/ZsahhoszxG
— Barry Rosen (@brosen1501) January 23, 2022

Day 4 of my hunger strike – feeling weaker. Have had a constructive conversation with @USEnvoyIran Robert Malley. Have also sent letters to E3 and EU and am hoping they reply and engage with me to help #FreetheHostages. Thank you for all your support pic.twitter.com/BdjUULrXIs
— Barry Rosen (@brosen1501) January 22, 2022

On Day 3 of my hunger strike I am starting to feel tired. My Austrian-Iranian doctor has found my blood pressure is high which is worrying. I will continue as long as I can. The messages of support from families and hostages themselves help keep me going #FreeTheHostages pic.twitter.com/5lhYh9YbCB
— Barry Rosen (@brosen1501) January 21, 2022

(2/2) #FreeTheHostages https://t.co/2rVJGj0cwq pic.twitter.com/a8I76xm1Vd
— Barry Rosen (@brosen1501) January 20, 2022

Former Iran hostage on hunger strike in Vienna

Day 4: Special thanks to @USEnvoyIran Rob Malley for the statement ensuring to #FreeTheHostages before any deal with Iran. Thanks to my colleague @hostageaid @Brosen1500 for all his efforts & for ending his hunger strike as his health is a priority. The campaign will go on. pic.twitter.com/9OxvrFFvFZ
— Nizar Zakka (@ZakkaNA) January 24, 2022

Day 3: I'm more committed than ever to #FreeTheHostages campaign & blessed by the support from all over the world from true believers in human rights. We received many msgs from those wanting to join the hunger strike. @HostageAid @FreeTheNamazis pic.twitter.com/I3aJ0usZbd
— Nizar Zakka (@ZakkaNA) January 23, 2022

Day 2: As we campaign & hunger strike to #FreeTheHostages held in Iran, what encourages me is the HOPE that the hostages feel when they know the world outside has not forgotten them. It is this hope that keeps them going day after day in captivity. As a former hostage, I know. pic.twitter.com/kpyKqEhYvS
— Nizar Zakka (@ZakkaNA) January 22, 2022

Day 1: I arrived this morning to Vienna to join my colleague @brosen1501 at @HostageAid in his hunger strike during the ongoing nuclear negotiations taking place here. We are calling on world powers to prioritize the release of all hostages held in Iran before any deal is signed pic.twitter.com/UpfAV7sC5V
— Nizar Zakka (@ZakkaNA) January 21, 2022

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