Arquivos de Tag: detained

Suspected ShinyHunters hacker detained in Jordan, cooperating with FBI, sources say

A suspected member of ShinyHunters, the hacking group that claimed responsibility last month for defacing the FBI’s website, was detained in Jordan this week and is cooperating with the investigators, according to U.S. officials. Jordanian authorities detained Saif al-Din Khader this week, according to two U.S. officials and another source with knowledge of the matter. […]

Wife of American scholar wrongfully detained in China wants Trump to press Xi to release him

For over 100 days, Sylvia Zin has not been allowed to see or speak with her husband Min Zin, a U.S. citizen and scholar whose work focuses on Myanmar. She says he is being held without charge in China at a detention facility that is referred to by human rights groups as a “black site.”  […]

U.S. Marine veteran, detained in Russia since 2022, is hospitalized in serious condition

An American Marine Corps veteran detained in Russia since 2022 is now hospitalized in serious condition, according to an advocate for his family, who is urging the Trump administration to push for his immediate release on humanitarian grounds. Robert Gilman, 32, is being held at a Russian hospital in what his advocate, Eric Lebson of […]

China rejects report that U.S. scientist Youlin Chen is being wrongfully detained

China rejected on Tuesday an accusation that it has wrongfully detained a U.S. citizen following a report by the Reuters news agency that an American seismologist has been held in the country for nearly two years and is facing trial on spying charges. According to Reuters, Youlin Chen, 54, who was born in China, had […]

Congressman Ro Khanna says he was detained by Israeli settlers in the West Bank

Congressman Ro Khanna said he was detained by Israeli settlers for over an hour while visiting the West Bank. Khanna also said members of the Israel Defense Forces spoke with the settlers and moved a car to block the road.  Khanna’s experience was first reported by The New York Times. A spokesperson for the congressman […]