History Thread for “kidnapping”

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August 28, 2026 Breaking

Allison Alon detained by ICE

Allison Alon, formerly known as Avishay Alon, is an Israeli national and former Israeli military intelligence officer who has been detained in the United States while subject to an immigr...

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February 28, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

Ukrainian Conscription Squads Accused Of Forcing Men Into Service

Kyiv · Kyiv City · Ukraine

On February 28, 2026, reports circulated showing Ukrainian military conscription officers detaining men in public areas as part of the country's ongoing mobilization during the war with R...

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January 25, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

Israeli Army Investigates Soldier After Fake Kidnapping and Ransom Demand

IDF Military Police Headquarters · Tel Aviv · Tel Aviv District · Israel

Israeli Army Investigates Soldier After Fake Kidnapping and Ransom Demand The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed that it launched an internal investigation into a soldier ac...

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January 3, 2026 Breaking

U.S. kidnapping of Venezuelas President

U.S. Forces Detain Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro During Operation in Caracas On January 3, 2026, U.S. military forces conducted an operation in Caracas that resulted in the detenti...

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January 29, 2025 Breaking

Israeli Lev Tahor Leader Arrested in Guatemala

Guatemala City · Guatemala Department · Guatemala

Senior Lev Tahor Member Arrested in Guatemala Senior Lev Tahor Member Arrested in Guatemala Amid Human Trafficking Probe Guatemala City, Guatemala — On January...

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July 10, 2024 Breaking

Lev Tahor Leaders Sentenced in U.S. for Kidnapping and Exploitation Crimes

US District Court · New York City · New York · United States

Federal authorities in the United States sentenced three senior leaders of the Lev Tahor sect to lengthy prison terms following convictions for kidnapping and child sexual exploitation of...

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June 16, 2015 Breaking

Two Orthodox Jewish Rabbis Sentenced Kidnapping Case

New Jersey · Newark · USA

In the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, multiple Orthodox Jewish rabbis were prosecuted in connection with a federal case involving efforts to obtain religious...

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March 6, 2014 Breaking

Israeli cruelty to Palestinian children from abduction to prison

Israeli cruelty to Palestinian children from abduction to prison Israeli forces conducted mass home break-ins and arrests across the West Bank in response to the alleged kidnapping of th...

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July 1, 1986 Wars & Conflicts

Hannibal Directive. Israeli military procedure and revocation

Hannibal Directive. Israeli military procedure and revocation The Hannibal Directive was a reported operational procedure of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) developed in ...

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July 21, 1979 Breaking

Wayne Williams Atlanta murders

Atlanta · Georgia · United States

Wayne Bertram Williams is an American convicted murderer whose 1982 convictions became a central part of the investigation into a series of killings known as the Atlanta Child Murders. Be...

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August 21, 1895 Breaking

Alexander Orlov's crimes in Spain

Bobruisk · Belarus

Alexander Orlov, born Lev Lazarevich Feldbin on 21 August 1895 in Bobruisk, was a Soviet NKVD officer from an Orthodox Jewish family. He later operated under several aliases, including Le...

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January 1, 1600 Wars & Conflicts

Barbary Pirates Kidnap Europeans For Slavery In North Africa And Ottoman Territories

European Captives Sold Into Slavery By Barbary Pirates From the 16th to the 19th centuries, Barbary pirates operating from North Africa — including present-day Morocco, Algeria, ...

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