Mystery shrouds process of designating US nationals as wrongfully detained abroad
Voice of America
U.S. nationals detained in Russia and detained or formerly detained Iran: Alsu Kurmasheva (top left), Evan Gershkovich (top right), Shahab Dalili (bottom left), Fary Moini (bottom center) and Reza Behrouzi (bottom right). Bio of Fary Moini. Bio of Reza Behrouzi.
Supporters of two U.S. nationals seen as unjustly imprisoned overseas are raising concerns about what they see as a murky process by which the U.S. government decides whether to designate such individuals as wrongfully detained.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a welcoming ceremony in front of the Great Hall of the People in Tiananmen Square in Beijing on May 16, 2024. (Russian state agency Sputnik via AFP) Russia's national flag flies beside the Chinese flag in front of Tiananmen Gate next to Tiananmen Square during the state visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing on May 16, 2024.
The image provided by US Central Command, shows US Army soldiers, US Navy sailors and Israel Defense Forces placing the Trident Pier on the coast of the Gaza Strip on May 16, 2024. Tents are set up by displaced Palestinians amid the devastation in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on May 16, 2024.