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Mama is waiting for him, she says, and mama is fighting for him. elana is not the only mother fighting. on monday, 108 women, including 12 civilians were released from captivity in russia. according to human rights groups, hundreds of ukrainian civilians have been imprisoned unlawfully there. the lucky ones are used as bargaining chips in prisoner swaps. when we first met this woman in april, she was desperately looking for her daughter viktoria. the young math teacher was taken from her home by...

Myself the question. who will provide justice for the whole victims of this horrible war crimes. there were horrible stories of people who survived from russian captivity, they told me how they were beaten, how they were raped, how their fingers were cut, how they were smashed into wooden boxes, how they were tortured with electricity etc. how has it affected you personally? we are all human beings. russians you war crimes as their method of war here. they try to break our resistance with inflic...

The dolphin, known as Beebong, was the last of his kind left in South Korea, and he was released in waters off of Jeju Island.

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In a major success on the high seas, an Indian Coast Guard ship acted swiftly to free Indian fishermen who were being taken to a Pakistani port by the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA).

A trapped whale, known to be the world's loneliest orca, has been subjected to conditions that are "tantamount to torture."

Wildlife conservation groups are suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over what they say is the agency's failure to follow federal law in approving a program to restore Mexican wolves to Arizona.

You know, with the help of president biden and ambassador carson. im just beyond thankful for that. >> ambassador carson is in charge of the state department who negotiates these release. you have been able to see your father, hes at a hospital right now. but has he discussed with you, in that limited time that youve seen him, how he was treated and what the conditions were in captivity? >> you know, we did get to see him for about an hour yesterday, which was extremely amazing. and it was longe...

Z seemed a little off. some food deliveries, where the guards were saying they were no longer there. it was several hours of a lot of confusion and concern and hope. so, you know, we were so relieved to find out that this time they were really coming home. >> what has it been like for your family to have your father and your uncle not just away but in captivity for all this time? >> oh, god. its just been like one of the most traumatic things you could imagine. not only are you just worried abou...

Then immediately separated. every once in a while i would catch a glimpse of pihim, but tn we were separated. we were taken to another location where we were kept separate unless they were using us for propaganda. then we were moved to the prison, we were in the same cell, together 24/7. it was amazing to see him. i had been very, very worried about him many times to that point. so it was good to have a brother back. >> how were you treated in captivity? >> not great. >> yeah. did it improve -- ...