Westerners Are Increasing Targets of Detention, Torture By Authoritarian Regimes
Britney Griner is hardly alone
The high-profile release of WNBA Star Britney Griner from a Russian prison after nearly 10 months spotlights a disturbing trend: an increasing number of Americans and other Westerners are being unjustly detained by foreign governments. The James Foley Foundation estimates that at least 60 Americans are either hostages or wrongly detained by 19 countries…
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