| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for Sunday August 04, 2024 ( 2 items ) |
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Freedom
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
Dear Fellow Marylander,
Thursday morning, news broke that 16 people, including wrongfully detained Americans and other political prisoners, were released from Russian custody. Americans like Paul Whelan, Evan Gershkovich, and Alsu Kurmasheva, as well as my friend, Vladimir Kara-Murza, were among the newly freed prisoners.
It was an emotional, joyous moment for all those who have fought for their freedom
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Van Hollen Joins Markey, McGovern, Keating in Calling Attention to Worsening Human Rights Conditions in Bangladesh
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
Today, Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined his colleagues Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representatives Jim McGovern (MA-02) and Bill Keating (MA-09) in sending a bipartisan letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressing alarm at the declining state of democracy and human rights in Bangladesh. Bangladesh has been experiencing deadly clashes between student protesters and state securi
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