A hostage is a person seized by an abductor in order to compel another party, one which places a high value on the liberty, well-being and safety of the...

Iranian hostage crisis was a diplomatic standoff between Iran and the United States. Fifty-three American diplomats and citizens were held hostage in Iran...

addition to hostages with only Israeli citizenship, almost half of the hostages are foreign nationals or have multiple citizenships. Some hostages were Negev...

hostage in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A hostage is a person or entity held by a captor. Hostage or The Hostage may also refer to: The Hostage (1917...

The Manila hostage crisis, officially known as the Rizal Park hostage-taking incident (Tagalog: Pagbibihag ng bus sa Maynila), took place when a disgruntled...

Hostage for a Day is a 1994 Canadian television comedy film directed by John Candy, in his only directorial effort. Though the film is also billed as...

The Hostages Convention (formally the International Convention against the Taking of Hostages) is a United Nations treaty by which states agree to prohibit...

Look up hostages in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hostages are people seized by a criminal abductor in order to compel another party. Hostages or The...

The Hostages Trial (or, officially, The United States of America v. Wilhelm List, et al.) was held from 8 July 1947 until 19 February 1948 and was the...

On 16 June 2024, a hostage situation occurred at a detention center in Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast, Russia. The hostage takers, all Islamic State militants...

The Beslan school siege (also referred to as the Beslan school hostage crisis or the Beslan massacre) was a terrorist attack that started on 1 September...

The Hostage Rescue Team (HRT) is the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) elite tactical unit. The HRT was formed to provide a full-time federal law...

Hostage diplomacy, also hostage-diplomacy, is the taking of hostages for diplomatic purposes. While common in the ancient world in modern diplomacy it...

Hostage International, formerly Hostage UK, is a charity which aims to support the families of hostages and former hostages by providing emotional and...

Hostage of Time is a film from Lebanon by Jean K. Chamoun (1994, 50 min).[page needed] The narrative focuses on the experiences of a young female doctor...

or evade arrest, and hostage-takers. Crisis negotiation is often initiated by the first officer(s) on the scene. Modern hostage negotiation principles...

Hostage Rescue is an American docu-reality television series which premiered on May 14, 2024, on The CW. "The CW Network Sets Spring Premiere Dates for...

Rogue Hostage is a 2021 American action thriller film directed by Jon Keeyes starring Tyrese Gibson with John Malkovich, Michael Jai White and Christopher...

Hostages Square (Hebrew: כיכר החטופים) is a public plaza located in front of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. Since the 7 October 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel...

Treehouse Hostage is a 1999 family film directed by Sean McNamara and starring Jim Varney and Joey Zimmerman. It was Varney's final on-screen role before...

The Moscow theater hostage crisis (also known as the 2002 Nord-Ost siege) was the seizure of the crowded Dubrovka Theater in Moscow by Chechen terrorists...

This is a list of notable hostage crises by date. "Hostages Held by Hamas: The Names of Those Abducted From Israel". Haaretz. Retrieved 2023-12-07. "Six...

Sweet Hostage is a 1975 American made-for-television drama film based on the novel Welcome to Xanadu by Nathaniel Benchley. The film stars Linda Blair...

The Gladbeck hostage crisis or Gladbeck hostage drama was a bank robbery and hostage-taking that took place in West Germany from 16 to 18 August 1988...

Hostage is a 2001 thriller novel by Robert Crais, set in fictional Bristo Bay, California, about a small town police chief named Jeff Talley with memories...

killed two members of the Israeli Olympic team, and took nine others hostage. Black September called the operation "Iqrit and Biram[dubious – discuss]"...

Hostage Calm was an American punk rock band from Wallingford, Connecticut, United States, formed in 2007. Hostage Calm released two extended plays, four...

Stockholm syndrome is a proposed condition or theory that tries to explain why hostages sometimes develop a psychological bond with their captors. It is supposed...

The Lebanon hostage crisis was the kidnapping in Lebanon of 104 foreign hostages between 1982 and 1992, when the Lebanese Civil War was at its height....

On April 4, 1991, 41 employees and customers were taken hostage by four gunmen and held at a Good Guys! electronics store at the corner of 65th Street...