Alliance Against State Hostage Taking (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Alliance Against State Hostage Taking" in English language version.

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al-monitor.com (Global: 2,236^th place; English: 1,637^th place)

"Hostage diplomacy': longstanding Iran tactic presenting dilemma for West | Al-Manitor". Stuart Williams and Celia Lebur. 5 November 2025.
Clark, Dave (15 December 2024). "Hostage hunter fears ousted Syria rulers still hiding US reporter Tice - AL-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 5 September 2025.

cnn.com (Global: 36^th place; English: 26^th place)

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"I'm a former hostage. What I thought when I saw Hamas release captives| CNN". CNN | cnn.com. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2025.

elpais.com (Global: 89^th place; English: 268^th place)

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Bronte, Trinidad Deiros (29 January 2025). "Iran revives hostage diplomacy in key year for nuclear talks". EL PAÍS English. Retrieved 19 August 2025.

forbes.com (Global: 71^st place; English: 54^th place)

"Relatives Of Iranian Prisoners Launch Campaign Against State Hostage Taking At United Nations | Forbes". Forbes. 24 September 2019.

humanrightspulse.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

MacFarlane, Archie (16 September 2020). "Iranian "hostage diplomacy": How dual and foreign nationals are used as bargaining chips". Human Rights Pulse. Retrieved 19 August 2025.

ifri.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Hostage diplomacy of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The case of Europeans detained in Iran | Ifri". www.ifri.org. Retrieved 19 August 2025.

iranwire.com (Global: 3,594^th place; English: 4,953^rd place)

"Families of Hostages in Iran Launch Alliance at UN | IranWire". IranWire. 25 September 2019.

jpost.com (Global: 358^th place; English: 243^rd place)

"Hostage Aid president Nizar Zakka seeks to free hostages worldwide". The Jerusalem Post. 25 October 2024. ISSN 0792-822X. Retrieved 5 September 2025.

lorientlejour.com (Global: 2,134^th place; English: 3,170^th place)

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"Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris's release doesn't end Iran's hostage diplomacy | L'Orient Today". L’Orient Today. 6 November 2025.

ohchr.org (Global: 1,204^th place; English: 1,164^th place)

"Hostage-taking is a cruel game". OHCHR. Retrieved 27 October 2025.

releasepeace.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Iran's Dark Art of Hostage Diplomacy – Release Peace". Retrieved 19 August 2025.

reuters.com (Global: 38^th place; English: 30^th place)

"Iran says jails U.S. dual national for 10 years for spying". Reuters. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2025.

thetimes.com (Global: 221^st place; English: 110^th place)

"West 'tip-toeing' around Tehran's hostage diplomacy| The Times". The Times | TheTimes.com. 17 October 2025. Retrieved 25 October 2025.

usip.org (Global: 5,800^th place; English: 4,363^rd place)

iranprimer.usip.org

"Profiles: Detainees in Iran | The Iran Primer". iranprimer.usip.org. 25 July 2016. Archived from the original on 31 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.

washingtoninstitute.org (Global: 3,403^rd place; English: 2,596^th place)

"Iran Has Taken More U.S. Citizens Hostage. It's Time to Shred the Regime's Playbook. | The Washington Institute". www.washingtoninstitute.org. Retrieved 19 August 2025.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

Osofsky, Hari M. (1998). "Understanding "Hostage-Diplomacy": e Release of Wei Jingsheng and Wang Dan". Yale Human Rights and Development Law Journal. 1 (1): 143–147. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
"Profiles: Detainees in Iran | The Iran Primer". iranprimer.usip.org. 25 July 2016. Archived from the original on 31 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.

worldcat.org (Global: 4^th place; English: 4^th place)

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"Hostage Aid president Nizar Zakka seeks to free hostages worldwide". The Jerusalem Post. 25 October 2024. ISSN 0792-822X. Retrieved 5 September 2025.

yale.edu (Global: 559^th place; English: 389^th place)

digitalcommons.law.yale.edu

Osofsky, Hari M. (1998). "Understanding "Hostage-Diplomacy": e Release of Wei Jingsheng and Wang Dan". Yale Human Rights and Development Law Journal. 1 (1): 143–147. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2019.