SettingsAmerican people imprisoned abroad
2009-2011 detention of American hikers by Iran
On July 31, 2009, three Americans, Sarah Shourd, Shane Bauer and Joshua Fattal, were taken into custody by Iranian border guards for allegedly crossing into Iran while hiking near th...
On July 31, 2009, three Americans, Sarah Shourd, Shane Bauer and Joshua Fattal, were taken into custody by Iranian border guards for allegedly crossing into Iran while hiking near th...
2009-2011 detention of Americans by Iran
On July 31, 2009, three Americans, Sarah Shourd, Shane Bauer and Joshua Fattal, were detained by Iranian border guards for alleged espionage while hiking in Iraqi Kurdistan.
On July 31, 2009, three Americans, Sarah Shourd, Shane Bauer and Joshua Fattal, were detained by Iranian border guards for alleged espionage while hiking in Iraqi Kurdistan.
2009–2011 detention of Americans by Iran
On July 31, 2009, three Americans, Sarah Shourd (32), Shane Bauer (28) and Joshua Fattal (28), were detained by Iranian border guards while allegedly hiking in Iraqi Kurdistan.
On July 31, 2009, three Americans, Sarah Shourd (32), Shane Bauer (28) and Joshua Fattal (28), were detained by Iranian border guards while allegedly hiking in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Adolph John Paschang
Bishop Adolph John Paschang (柏增主教) (April 16, 1895 - February 3, 1968) was born in Martinsburg, Audrain County, Missouri.
Bishop Adolph John Paschang (柏增主教) (April 16, 1895 - February 3, 1968) was born in Martinsburg, Audrain County, Missouri.
Alan Phillip Gross
Alan Phillip Gross is an American social worker and international development professional.
Alan Phillip Gross is an American social worker and international development professional.
Alexander Dolgun
Alexander Dolgun was a survivor of the Soviet Gulag who wrote about his experiences in 1975 after being allowed to leave the Soviet Union and return to his native United States.
Alexander Dolgun was a survivor of the Soviet Gulag who wrote about his experiences in 1975 after being allowed to leave the Soviet Union and return to his native United States.
Ali Shakeri
Ali Shakeri (علی شاکری) is an Iranian-American businessman and activist.
Ali Shakeri (علی شاکری) is an Iranian-American businessman and activist.
Allan Nairn
Allan Nairn is an award-winning American investigative journalist who became well known when he was imprisoned by Indonesian military forces under United States-backed strongman Suharto while re...
Allan Nairn is an award-winning American investigative journalist who became well known when he was imprisoned by Indonesian military forces under United States-backed strongman Suharto while re...
Amanda Knox
The murder of Meredith Kercher occurred in Perugia, Italy, on 1 November 2007.
The murder of Meredith Kercher occurred in Perugia, Italy, on 1 November 2007.
Amir Mirza Hekmati
Amir Mirza Hekmati (born ~1983) is a United States citizen who was arrested for allegedly spying for the CIA in Iran.
Amir Mirza Hekmati (born ~1983) is a United States citizen who was arrested for allegedly spying for the CIA in Iran.
Bill Miner
Ezra Allen Miner (circa 1847 – September 2, 1913), more popularly known as Bill Miner, was a noted American criminal, originally from Bowling Green, Kentucky, who served several prison ter...
Ezra Allen Miner (circa 1847 – September 2, 1913), more popularly known as Bill Miner, was a noted American criminal, originally from Bowling Green, Kentucky, who served several prison ter...
Billy Hayes (writer)
William "Billy" Hayes (born April 3, 1947) is an American writer, actor, convicted drug smuggler and director.
William "Billy" Hayes (born April 3, 1947) is an American writer, actor, convicted drug smuggler and director.
Charles Clarence Neslen
Charles Clarence Neslen was the 19th mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah from 1920 to 1928.
Charles Clarence Neslen was the 19th mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah from 1920 to 1928.
David Bieber
David Francis Bieber (born February 3, 1966) also known under the alias Nathan Wayne Coleman is an American convicted murderer.
David Francis Bieber (born February 3, 1966) also known under the alias Nathan Wayne Coleman is an American convicted murderer.
Dayna Curry
Dayna Curry (born November 4, 1971) is an American citizen, who was held a prisoner by Taliban government of Afghanistan in 2001.
Dayna Curry (born November 4, 1971) is an American citizen, who was held a prisoner by Taliban government of Afghanistan in 2001.
Dean Faiello
Dean Faiello is an American criminal.
Dean Faiello is an American criminal.
Edward Caraballo
Edward Caraballo (born c. 1961) is an American videographer and investigative photojournalist, specializing in covert photography.
Edward Caraballo (born c. 1961) is an American videographer and investigative photojournalist, specializing in covert photography.
Edwin Adams Cotto
Edwin Adams Cotto (1978 – March 7, 2005) was a Puerto Rican who became infamous in 2002, after he was accused alongside famous reporter Laura Hernandez of drug trafficking from Puerto Rico...
Edwin Adams Cotto (1978 – March 7, 2005) was a Puerto Rican who became infamous in 2002, after he was accused alongside famous reporter Laura Hernandez of drug trafficking from Puerto Rico...
Eliadah McCord
Eliadah "Lia" McCord is an American woman who was convicted of smuggling heroin in Bangladesh at the age of 18.
Eliadah "Lia" McCord is an American woman who was convicted of smuggling heroin in Bangladesh at the age of 18.
Emanuel Viktor Voska
Emanuel Viktor Voska, born 1875 in Kutná Hora, Bohemia, died April 1, 1960 in Ruzyně prison in Prague, Czechoslovakia, U.S. intelligence agency officer who died in Czechoslovak prison.
Emanuel Viktor Voska, born 1875 in Kutná Hora, Bohemia, died April 1, 1960 in Ruzyně prison in Prague, Czechoslovakia, U.S. intelligence agency officer who died in Czechoslovak prison.
Erik Audé
Erik Audé is an American actor, stuntman and professional poker player who was arrested and imprisoned in Pakistan for alleged drug trafficking.
Erik Audé is an American actor, stuntman and professional poker player who was arrested and imprisoned in Pakistan for alleged drug trafficking.
Eugene Hasenfus
Eugene H. Hasenfus is a United States citizen who was alleged by Nicaragua Sandinista authorities to be employed by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, after a plane he was aboard crashed on ...
Eugene H. Hasenfus is a United States citizen who was alleged by Nicaragua Sandinista authorities to be employed by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, after a plane he was aboard crashed on ...
Euna Lee
Euna Lee is a South Korean-born American journalist who has worked for Current TV since 2005.
Euna Lee is a South Korean-born American journalist who has worked for Current TV since 2005.
Evan Hunziker
Evan Carl Hunziker (June 2, 1970–December 18, 1996) was the first American civilian to be arrested on espionage charges by North Korea since the end of the 1950-1953 Korean War.
Evan Carl Hunziker (June 2, 1970–December 18, 1996) was the first American civilian to be arrested on espionage charges by North Korea since the end of the 1950-1953 Korean War.
Florence Maybrick
Florence Elizabeth Maybrick was an American woman convicted in Great Britain of murdering her considerably older husband, James Maybrick.
Florence Elizabeth Maybrick was an American woman convicted in Great Britain of murdering her considerably older husband, James Maybrick.
Francis Gary Powers
Francis Gary Powers was an American pilot whose Central Intelligence Agency U-2 spy plane was shot down while flying a reconnaissance mission over Soviet Union airspace, causing the 1960 U-2 inc...
Francis Gary Powers was an American pilot whose Central Intelligence Agency U-2 spy plane was shot down while flying a reconnaissance mission over Soviet Union airspace, causing the 1960 U-2 inc...
Francis Xavier Ford
Francis Xavier Ford, M.M. was an American Roman Catholic bishop and Maryknoll missionary in China.
Francis Xavier Ford, M.M. was an American Roman Catholic bishop and Maryknoll missionary in China.
Frank Abagnale
Frank William Abagnale, Jr. is an American security consultant known for his history as a former confidence trickster, check forger, impostor, and escape artist.
Frank William Abagnale, Jr. is an American security consultant known for his history as a former confidence trickster, check forger, impostor, and escape artist.
Haleh Esfandiari
Dr. Haleh Esfandiari is an Iranian American academic and the Director of the Middle East Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C. Her areas of expertis...
Dr. Haleh Esfandiari is an Iranian American academic and the Director of the Middle East Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C. Her areas of expertis...
Heather Mercer
Heather Mercer (b. 1977) is an American Christian missionary.
Heather Mercer (b. 1977) is an American Christian missionary.
Henry Rathbone
Henry Reed Rathbone was a United States military officer and diplomat who was present at the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
Henry Reed Rathbone was a United States military officer and diplomat who was present at the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
Hugh Francis Redmond
A former World War II paratrooper and native of Yonkers, New York, Hugh Francis Redmond later worked for the CIA in their storied Special Activities Division.
A former World War II paratrooper and native of Yonkers, New York, Hugh Francis Redmond later worked for the CIA in their storied Special Activities Division.
Jaber A. Elbaneh
Jaber A. Elbaneh (with an alternate spelling of "Gabr al-Bana") (جبر البنا) (born: September 9, 1966) is a Yemeni-American who was labeled a suspected terrorist by the United States after it eme...
Jaber A. Elbaneh (with an alternate spelling of "Gabr al-Bana") (جبر البنا) (born: September 9, 1966) is a Yemeni-American who was labeled a suspected terrorist by the United States after it eme...
Jacob Ostreicher
Jacob Ostreicher (יעקב אסטרייכער) (born 1959) is an American Entrepreneur and a Flooring Contractor.
Jacob Ostreicher (יעקב אסטרייכער) (born 1959) is an American Entrepreneur and a Flooring Contractor.
Jason Puracal
Jason Puracal (born May 31, 1977) is an American currently serving 22-years in prison in Nicaragua on charges of drug trafficking, money laundering and organized crime.
Jason Puracal (born May 31, 1977) is an American currently serving 22-years in prison in Nicaragua on charges of drug trafficking, money laundering and organized crime.
Kian Tajbakhsh
Kian Tajbakhsh is an Iranian-American scholar, sociologist and urban planner.
Kian Tajbakhsh is an Iranian-American scholar, sociologist and urban planner.
Laura Hernández
Laura Hernández Pérez is a Puerto Rican actress and journalist best known for being jailed in the Dominican Republic after being accused of drug trafficking with her husband and five other indiv...
Laura Hernández Pérez is a Puerto Rican actress and journalist best known for being jailed in the Dominican Republic after being accused of drug trafficking with her husband and five other indiv...
Laura Ling
Laura G. Ling is an American journalist, working for Current TV as a correspondent and vice president of its Vanguard Journalism Unit, which produces the Vanguard TV series.
Laura G. Ling is an American journalist, working for Current TV as a correspondent and vice president of its Vanguard Journalism Unit, which produces the Vanguard TV series.
Ly Tong
Lý Tống (born Le Van Tong; September 1, 1948) is a Vietnamese American anti-communist activist.
Lý Tống (born Le Van Tong; September 1, 1948) is a Vietnamese American anti-communist activist.
Matthew Bullock
Matthew Bullock was an African American who fled to Canada and became a cause celebre in the early 1920s.
Matthew Bullock was an African American who fled to Canada and became a cause celebre in the early 1920s.
Nguyen Quoc Quan
Nguyen Quoc Quan (Nguyễn Quốc Quân, born in 1954) is a mathematics researcher and human rights activist from the United States and a member of the leadership committee of the organization Viet Tan.
Nguyen Quoc Quan (Nguyễn Quốc Quân, born in 1954) is a mathematics researcher and human rights activist from the United States and a member of the leadership committee of the organization Viet Tan.
Peter F. Paul
Peter Franklin Paul is a former lawyer and entrepreneur who was convicted for conspiracy and drug dealing, and later for securities fraud in connection with his business dealings with Spider-M...
Peter Franklin Paul is a former lawyer and entrepreneur who was convicted for conspiracy and drug dealing, and later for securities fraud in connection with his business dealings with Spider-M...
Richard Lee McNair
Richard Lee McNair (born December 19, 1958, in Altus, Oklahoma) is a convicted murderer known for his ability to escape and elude capture.
Richard Lee McNair (born December 19, 1958, in Altus, Oklahoma) is a convicted murderer known for his ability to escape and elude capture.
Robert Elmer Kleason
Robert Elmer Kleasen was an American who was convicted and sentenced to death in 1975 for the murder of two missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the area known as O...
Robert Elmer Kleasen was an American who was convicted and sentenced to death in 1975 for the murder of two missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the area known as O...
Robert Vesco
Robert Lee Vesco (December 4, 1935-November 23, 2007) was a fugitive United States financier.
Robert Lee Vesco (December 4, 1935-November 23, 2007) was a fugitive United States financier.
Samuel Sheinbein
Samuel Sheinbein, born in 1980, is an American convicted murderer, serving his sentence in Israel.
Samuel Sheinbein, born in 1980, is an American convicted murderer, serving his sentence in Israel.
Ted Maher
Theodore Maher is an American registered nurse convicted of arson in a 1999 fire that killed Edmond Safra and a nurse, Vivian Torrente, at Safra’s penthouse apartment in Monaco.
Theodore Maher is an American registered nurse convicted of arson in a 1999 fire that killed Edmond Safra and a nurse, Vivian Torrente, at Safra’s penthouse apartment in Monaco.
The D.C Five
The group is sometimes referred to as the D.C. 5 due to having lived in the D.C. Metro area.
The group is sometimes referred to as the D.C. 5 due to having lived in the D.C. Metro area.
The D.C. Five
The group is sometimes referred to as the D.C. 5 due to having lived in the D.C. Metro area.
The group is sometimes referred to as the D.C. 5 due to having lived in the D.C. Metro area.
Thuong Nguyen Cuc Foshee
Thuong Nguyen Cuc Foshee is a Vietnamese American who was held without formal charge by the government of Vietnam after her arrest in September 2005 on accusations of plotting to broadcast anti-...
Thuong Nguyen Cuc Foshee is a Vietnamese American who was held without formal charge by the government of Vietnam after her arrest in September 2005 on accusations of plotting to broadcast anti-...
Toby Studebaker
Toby Studebaker was a former U.S. Marine who abducted a 12-year-old British girl in 2003 after grooming her via the Internet and was jailed for four and a half years.
Toby Studebaker was a former U.S. Marine who abducted a 12-year-old British girl in 2003 after grooming her via the Internet and was jailed for four and a half years.
Triston Jay Amero
Triston Jay Amero born in 1982, a.k.a. Claudio Lestad, a.k.a. Lestat Claudius de Orleans y Montevideo and John Scheda, from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, was arrested...
Triston Jay Amero born in 1982, a.k.a. Claudio Lestad, a.k.a. Lestat Claudius de Orleans y Montevideo and John Scheda, from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, was arrested...
Tucker Gougelmann
Tucker Pierre Edward Power Gougelmann was a United States Marine Corps captain, World War II veteran, and a Central Intelligence Agency officer in their Special Activities Division who was kille...
Tucker Pierre Edward Power Gougelmann was a United States Marine Corps captain, World War II veteran, and a Central Intelligence Agency officer in their Special Activities Division who was kille...
Walter Ciszek
Rev. Walter Ciszek, S.J. (November 4, 1904–December 8, 1984) was a Polish-American Jesuit priest known for his clandestine missionary work in the Soviet Union between 1939 and 1963.
Rev. Walter Ciszek, S.J. (November 4, 1904–December 8, 1984) was a Polish-American Jesuit priest known for his clandestine missionary work in the Soviet Union between 1939 and 1963.
William Chandler Shrubsall
William Chandler Shrubsall, also known as Ian Thor Greene and now Simon Templar (Ethan Simon Templar MacLeod), is an inmate currently serving a life sentence, being declared a danger...
William Chandler Shrubsall, also known as Ian Thor Greene and now Simon Templar (Ethan Simon Templar MacLeod), is an inmate currently serving a life sentence, being declared a danger...
William N. Oatis
William Nathan Oatis (January 4, 1914 – September 16, 1997) was an American journalist who gained international attention when he was charged with espionage by the Czechoslovak government ...
William Nathan Oatis (January 4, 1914 – September 16, 1997) was an American journalist who gained international attention when he was charged with espionage by the Czechoslovak government ...
William Oliver Reese
William Oliver Reese was a US Navy airman who, on January 3, 2006 murdered 56 year old Japanese woman Yoshie Sato in Yokosuka, Japan.
William Oliver Reese was a US Navy airman who, on January 3, 2006 murdered 56 year old Japanese woman Yoshie Sato in Yokosuka, Japan.
William Trickett Smith II
William Trickett Smith II is an U.S. citizen from Paxtang, Pennsylvania who pleaded guilty of killing his Peruvian wife, Jana Claudia Gómez Menéndez de Smith of Trujillo, Peru.
William Trickett Smith II is an U.S. citizen from Paxtang, Pennsylvania who pleaded guilty of killing his Peruvian wife, Jana Claudia Gómez Menéndez de Smith of Trujillo, Peru.