abduction

Palestinian Islamic Jihad group releases video of Russian-Israeli hostage Sasha Trufanov alive in Gaza around 200 days after abduction

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Palestinian Islamic Jihad group releases video of Russian-Israeli hostage Sasha Trufanov alive in Gaza around 200 days after abduction

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad group has released a 30-second video featuring hostage Alexander (Sasha) Trufanov in the Gaza Strip. The undated 30-second video showed Trufanov identifying himself and indicating that he would soon discuss his and other hostages’ experiences. Sasha Trufanov was Abducted in October 2023 On October 7, a large-scale attack by Hamas-led terrorists … Read more

Revanna arrested from Deve Gowda’s residence in abduction case; woman rescued

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Revanna arrested from Deve Gowda’s residence in abduction case; woman rescued

H.D. Revanna being brought to SIT office in Bengaluru on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Sudhakara Jain Former Minister and Holenarsipur Janata Dal (S) MLA H.D. Revanna, 66, who is facing abduction charges, was arrested from the house of his father and former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda at Padmanabhanagar in South Bengaluru on Saturday evening … Read more

Five remanded in judicial custody on charge of abduction

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Five remanded in judicial custody on charge of abduction

The police have arrested five men from Malappuram who allegedly kidnapped a Kalikavu native in the name of a failed financial deal. The arrested, V.K. Suhail, Mohammed Murshid, Tajdar, Firoze and Abdul Jaleel, were remanded in judicial custody on Wednesday following the incident. Police sources said the abducted youth, Harshad Ali, 34, was rescued from … Read more

Pakistan’s Top Court to Weigh Reinstating Death Sentence on Accused Killer of WSJ Reporter

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Pakistan’s Top Court to Weigh Reinstating Death Sentence on Accused Killer of WSJ Reporter

ISLAMABAD—Pakistan’s top court Monday agreed to hear arguments that a death sentence should be reinstated on the British national accused of orchestrating the kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl after a lower court overturned his conviction earlier this year. The Supreme Court ordered that Omar Sheikh continue to be detained for … Read more

Pakistan Top Court to Rule on Conviction in Wall Street Journal Reporter’s Murder

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Pakistan Top Court to Rule on Conviction in Wall Street Journal Reporter’s Murder

ISLAMABAD—Pakistan’s highest court is expected to decide as soon as next week whether a British national whose conviction for killing Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl was overturned earlier this year will be freed nearly two decades after the murder. The fate of Omar Sheikh, who was sentenced to death in 2002 for orchestrating the … Read more

Belarusian Protest Leader Ripped Up Passport to Avoid Expulsion, Supporters Say

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Belarusian Protest Leader Ripped Up Passport to Avoid Expulsion, Supporters Say

Maria Kalesnikava, one of the last core opposition leaders left in Belarus, was detained at the border with Ukraine after thwarting an attempt to expel her from the country, Ukrainian authorities and her supporters said, a day after she was allegedly abducted amid a crackdown on antigovernment protesters. Pavel Latushko, an opposition member, said on … Read more