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.
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