Bring Our Families Home Campaign Event

This week, the Bring Our Families Home Campaign held two events in the Washington, D.C. area. A candlelight vigil was held in front of the Bring Our Families Home Campaign mural in Georgetown.

Families of wrongfully detained Americans also gathered in front of the White House, hoping for their stories to gain much needed attention.

Between tears, Clair Berry, daughter of wrongfully detained Airan Berry, asks President Biden to bring her father home.

Events like this are necessary to gain traction of so many cases that have been left unanswered, or given promises that don’t seem to lead to action.

Hostages held all over the world require representation. We are so thankful to the Bring Our Families Home Campaign for championing these individuals, and their families:

Airan Berry - Venezuela

Shahab Dalili - Iran

Luke Denman - Venezuela

Eyvin Hernandez - Venezuela

Majd Kamalmaz - Syria

Jerrel Kenemore - Venezuela

Kai Li - China

David Lin - China

Siamak Namazi - Iran

Zack Shahin - United Arab Emirates

Emad Shargi - Iran

Mark Swidan - China

Morad Tahbaz - Iran

Austin Tice - Syria

Paul Whelan - Russia

Late last year, Matthew Heath and the rest of the hostage group known as “the Citgo 6” were released from Venezuela. We are relieved for them and their families, and incredibly grateful for the hard work it took to get these men home. We are hoping that events such as these will strengthen everyone’s resolve, give families hope, and get the attention required for those who can take action to act.

Brother of Luke Denman, Mark Denman, also appeared on CBS to give an interview on behalf of Airan Berry and Luke Denman:

Progress and attention are fantastic, but we need to start seeing real progress on these cases. We are grateful to everyone who will listen.