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Hostage International provides specialist assistance for people affected by kidnappings and arbitrary detention worldwide. Our comprehensive approach helps individuals, families and organisations navigate these challenging situations. We are not involved in resolution but fill a much-needed gap in helping people understand how these incidents are resolved. We help to make sense of any difficulties along the way and offer on-going support after release.
A mum of three completed the Great Bristol Run on 11 May 2025 to raise funds for Hostage International. Georgia Ladbury was, until last year, a self-professed ânon-runnerâ, more likely to be found singing than running…
Hostage International has launched a new pilot project to offer extra help for families and former hostages as they readjust to life together after release. This innovative mediation service offers a unique opportunity for families â…
Anoosheh Ashoori dreamt of running the London Marathon throughout the five years that he was arbitrarily detained in Evin prison, and in April 2025 – at the age of 71 – he completed it for the…
An end of year message from our CEO, Lara Symons. As we come to the end of 2024, it offers a moment to reflect on our achievements while highlighting our priorities for next year and beyond…
Three years, nearly to the day, of her release from arbitrary detention in Iran, Nazanin was in Salisbury Cathedral in conversation with The Rt Revd Karen Gorham, Bishop of Sherborne. On International Womenâs Day, Nazanin shared…
A labour of love saw Dave Muller spending ten years building a yacht from scratch and in 1990 he set off with his family to fulfil his dream of voyaging to the tropics. Despite years of…
David Haines, a humanitarian worker, was among 26 hostages captured in Syria by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in 2013, before being murdered in September 2014. His daughter, Bethany, was 16 at the…
Bernard, an Irish-French tourism consultant with a love of Iran, was working with a local friend and tourism operator researching a new potential tour of the country when he was picked up by police and taken…
