Paul Whelan's family says he has learned of the detention of @WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich and is afraid of being left behind in Russia again. A third exchange that doesn't also include Mr. Whelan “would be an unconscionable betrayal,” they say
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One year ago while on a 2-week vacation in Colombia, Eyvin Hernandez was abruptly hooded & kidnapped by a gang when he told them he was an American. He was turned over to the Venezuelan government & held as a political pawn simply for the crime of being an American citizen.
Eyvin is not rich. He doesn’t have connections. He’s not a celebrity. He’s a humble American public servant. He was the epitome of the American dream before his life became a nightmare. @potus@SecBlinken@StateSPEHA@WhiteHouse#BringEyvinHome
One year ago today, Jerrel Kenemore was wrongfully detained in Venezuela.
In October, Jerrel was left behind when @POTUS negotiated the release of 7 Americans from Venezuela.
According to @JamesFoleyFund avg. length of wrongful detention is increasing.
@POTUS, you can buck that trend by freeing Jerrel
#FinishTheJob #BringThemHome
This excellent piece by @peterbakernyt landed hard on me, esp given we have innocent Americans held in Iran today, my brother #freeEMAD being one of them. The hostages then, like the hostages today, are one of us, ordinary Americans w/lives & families of their own. How dare we treat them as political pawns. Other countries may use them that way, we shouldn't. #bringthemhome
4 years, 10 months, 23 days. Time to #freeEMAD. The longer we wait, the harder it gets. @potus, don’t tell us we are a priority. Show us. Please. #bringthemhome#finishthejob
#MarkSwidan has been tortured in China for 10+ long yrs.
@POTUS@SecBlinken how long will this go on?
The postponed trip to #China should not affect communications to free US hostages. Freeing them must be a prerequisite to negotiating in good faith with any foreign government.
Came across my old @Shutterfly account that I hadn't looked at in yrs. Found some gems incl this one w/ my brother #freeEMAD, his wife, my mom, @SharghiHannah, Ari, me, & my son who was ~ 1 at the time. Need to #bringEMADhome so we can be together like this again. #bringthemhome
Tonight I'm exceptionally distraught. Disillusioned. But at least I'm home, w/family, in my own bed, in my country. #freeEMAD, 7.5 hrs ahead, is waking up in Evin Prison after another cold night, away from his home, his family & his country. May he be safe.
@POTUS#bringthemhome