Historical Events tagged with "tom fox"
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Social Movements & Civil Rights
Three CPT Hostages Freed in Baghdad
March 22nd, 2006 18 years ago
On March 22, 2006, British forces successfully secured the release of three hostages from the Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) after they had been held captive in Baghdad for 118 days. The hostages' ordeal was marked by the previous murder of their colleague, Tom Fox, an American member of their team, underscoring the dangers faced by foreign human rights activists in Iraq. Their release was celebrated by the CPT and highlighted the ongoing risks for peace activists in conflict zones.
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