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US envoy faces 'emergency room' of rising state detentions

Doha (AFP) - The detention of US journalist Evan Gershkovich in Russia has put a new strain on the workload of US hostage envoy Roger Carstens who even before the arrest said his office resembles a "hospital emergency room".

AFP

Memorial at New Hampshire church honors slain journalist

Slain journalist James Foley has been honored with a stone memorial outside the church he attended while growing up in New Hampshire

The Independent UK

Wrongful detentions of Americans by foreign powers are fast rising, a new study says

The report finds a dramatic rise in the number of Americans who are being wrongfully held, as a growing number of countries embrace the practice as a way to gain leverage over the U.S.

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‘Your hatred overtook your humanity’ – ISIS Beatle jailed for life as tearful families look on

A member of the so-called Islamic State terror cell known as The Beatles has been jailed for life after being convicted for his role in the murder of American hostages in Syria.

Irish Independent

An Islamic State member is sentenced to life in prison in the deaths of hostages

El Shafee Elsheikh, part of a group known as the "ISIS Beatles," is the most notorious and highest-ranking member of the Islamic State to be convicted in the U.S,, prosecutors said.

WEKU

Islamic State 'Beatle' jailed for life by US court

Alexandria (United States) (AFP) - A member of the notorious Islamic State kidnap-and-murder cell known as the "Beatles" was sentenced to life in prison by a US court on Friday for the deaths of four American hostages in Syria.

AFP

Islamic State ‘Beatle’ gets life term for U.S. hostage deaths

British national El Shafee Elsheikh was sentenced to life in prison Friday for his role in an Islamic State scheme that took roughly two dozen Westerners hostage a decade ago.

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El Shafee Elsheikh’s victims’ families say his silence ‘speaks volumes’

The British jihadist was given the opportunity to speak at his sentencing on Friday, but he declined to do so.

The Independent UK

Islamic State militant gets life in U.S. prison over killing of American hostages

A U.S. federal judge on Friday sentenced a member of an Islamic State cell known as "The Beatles" to life in prison for involvement in a hostage-taking plot that led to the killings of American journalists and aid workers in Syria.

Reuters

Islamic State 'Beatle' jailed for life after American hostages killed

El Shafee Elsheikh grew up in London

Wales Online

James Foley ‘more alive than ever’ eight years on from the day of brutal death

The murdered US journalist will live on in ‘all who aspire to moral courage’ as well as the memories of his family and friends, his mother said.

The Independent UK

IS ‘Beatle’ gets life for US deaths

A British IS hostage-taker nicknamed one of the Beatles by his captives has been sentenced to life in prison for his role in the deaths of four US hostages.

Crikey

Victims of evil ISIS Beatles from beheaded Brits to woman sold as a sex slave

El-Shafee Elsheikh has been told he will spend life in prison for his role in the kidnap and vicious slaughter of 27 innocent victims, including two US journalists, two Brits and an American aid worker

Daily Mirror

Islamic State 'Beatle' gets life term for US hostage deaths

A British man nicknamed one of the Beatles by his captives because of his English accent has been sentenced to life in prison for his role in the deaths of four U.S. hostages captured by the Islamic State

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The Independent UK

British ‘Beatle’ terrorist given life sentence over deaths of Western hostages

El Shafee Elsheikh, 34, who grew up in London, showed no emotion as judge Thomas Selby Ellis delivered his verdict.

AFP

Islamic State 'Beatles' member jailed for life by US court

Evening Standard

Islamic State ‘Beatle’ El Shafee Elsheikh jailed for life for role in hostage murder plot

A member of the so-called Islamic State terror cell known as The Beatles has been jailed for life after being convicted for his role in the murder of American hostages in Syria.

The Independent UK

British Isis ‘Beatle’ sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping and killing hostages

Elsheikh was a member of the notorious ‘Beatles’ terror cell, known for their brutal treatment of captives

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Family fights to free beloved US lawyer imprisoned in Venezuela while on vacation

Family of Eyvin Hernandez, a Los Angeles public defender, calls for Biden to help facilitate his return: ‘He is more valuable to the world being free’

WEKU

The families of Americans who are wrongfully detained are very much done being quiet

For years, families of those held abroad have been warned that speaking out could put their loved ones in greater danger. Today, many see going public as their best card to play.

The Independent UK

Mother of journalist beheaded by Isis Beatle says kidnapper ‘came close’ to apologising in prison meet

Diane Foley met her son’s kidnapper in prison as part of a plea deal which will see him returned to the UK

Daily Mirror

Brit ISIS Beatle Alexanda Kotey jailed for LIFE in US for role in hostage murder plot

Alexanda Amon Kotey, also known as Jihadi Ringo, has been sentenced for his involvement in the hostage taking of aid workers and journalists including Steven Sotloff and James Foley

Irish Independent

British Islamic State ‘Beatle’ faces US ‘supermax’ prison for murder of hostages

British Islamic State (IS) “Beatle” El Shafee Elsheikh could be facing life in a “supermax” prison in Colorado after a US court found him guilty over his role in the kidnap and murders of Western hostages in Syria.

The Independent UK

British ISIS fighter El Shafee Elsheikh found guilty of role in kidnapping and killing hostages

El Shafee Elsheikh is the most high profile Isis figure to stand trial in the US

The Independent UK

‘Relentless abuse and torture’: Prosecution wraps evidence in trial of British Isis fighter as jury deliberates

El Shafee Elsheikh denies being one of a kidnapping group nicknamed the ‘Beatles’

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