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    hostage
    /ˈhɒstɪdʒ/

    noun

    • 1. a person seized or held as security for the fulfilment of a condition: "three hostages were released but only after their families paid an estimated $200,000 to the guerrillas"

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  2. www.britannica.com › event › Iran-hostage-crisisIran hostage crisis | Definition, Summary, Causes, Significance...

    Jun 25, 2024 · The Iran hostage crisis was an international crisis (1979–81) in which militants seized 66 Americans at the U.S. embassy in Tehran and held 52 of them hostage for more than a year. It took place after Iran’s Islamic revolution in 1978–79 and poisoned U.S.-Iranian relations for decades.

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  3. www.britannica.com › topic › terrorismTerrorism | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica

    Jun 27, 2024 · Terrorism, the calculated use of violence to create a general climate of fear in a population and thereby to bring about a particular political objective. Definitions of terrorism are complex and controversial; because of the inherent ferocity of terrorism, the term in its popular usage has developed an intense stigma.

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  4. www.bbc.com › news › world-middle-east-67053011Hamas hostages: Stories of the people taken from Israel - BBC

    Jul 1, 2024 · A total of 116 hostages remain unaccounted for after being kidnapped by Hamas on 7 October last year. Four hostages were rescued by the Israeli Defense Forces from central Gaza on 8 June.

  5. www.nytimes.com › 2024/06/16 › worldIran’s Hostage Swapping: A Brief History - The New York Times

    Jun 16, 2024 · A Brief History of Iran’s Hostage Swapping. Since the 1979 revolution, Iran has made detaining foreigners and dual citizens a centerpiece of its foreign policy, trading them for money and people.

  6. www.ohchr.org › en › topicTerrorism and violent extremism | OHCHR - UN Human Rights Office

    5 days ago · Terrorism and violent extremism violate the human rights and fundamental freedoms of groups and individuals. However, States define terrorism in different, sometimes ambiguous ways, so domestic legislation does not always protect the human rights of citizens.

  7. www.britannica.com › topic › kidnappingKidnapping | Definition, Types, & Examples | Britannica

    Jun 28, 2024 · Kidnapping, criminal offense consisting of the unlawful taking and carrying away of a person by force or fraud or the unlawful seizure and detention of a person against his will. In all countries it is considered a grave offense punishable by a long prison sentence or death.

  8. policycommons.net › topics › hostagesHostages | Policy Commons

    Jun 14, 2024 · A hostage is a person seized by a criminal abductor in order to compel another party such as a relative, employer, law enforcement or government to act, or refrain from acting, in a certain way, often under threat of serious physical harm to the hostage (s) after expiration of an ultimatum.