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The daughter of a German-American journalist who died in the custody of Iran and whose body was returned mutilated and missing body parts urged the Trump administration on Sunday to pull the plug on nuclear talks with the Islamic Republic.
Jamshid «Jimmy» Sharmahd, 69, a California resident who was kidnapped while on a business trip in the United Arab Emirates in 2020 and taken to Tehran, was executed in October. His daughter, Gazelle Sharmahd, told Fox News Digital his body was returned bearing horrific signs of torture.
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«I traveled to Berlin with my family not to embrace my freed father after five years of torture by these terrorists, but to receive his mutilated body in a box,» she said. «The regime did not only torture my father physically and mentally for more than 1,500 days as the U.S. Biden administration and Germany was watching idly, even after killing my father they cut out his organs.»
Gazelle Sharmahd said an autopsy report showed her father’s tongue, larynx, thyroid and heart were missing, and he only had two teeth.
Sharmahd’s daughter said her father had Parkinson’s disease and was being held in isolation. (Sharmahd family)
The daughter, who fruitlessly lobbied the Biden administration to free her father, said the U.S. and Germany should not negotiate with a nation capable of such atrocities.
«On the day that a German-American patriot and hostage was returned in pieces in a casket, with his tongue and heart cut out, barely recognizable to my family and me, Germany and the U.S. consider sitting down with the killers of their dual national hostage,» she said.
The Trump administration started indirect talks with Iran’s clerical regime on Saturday in Oman, a Mideast country, where Jimmy was taken after he was kidnapped in the UAE and later moved to Iran.
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Sharmahd, who was a sharp critic of the regime in Tehran, was considered an American national under the Levinson Act, according to the family’s lawyer, Jason Poblete, who is an expert on victims kidnapped by totalitarian regimes.
The Levinson Act defines a «United States national» as a «lawful permanent resident with significant ties to the United States.» According to the State Department, the definition applies to non-U.S. citizens.
The act was named after Robert Levinson, a retired FBI agent and private investigator who disappeared from an Iranian island in 2007. Levinson was held hostage and was declared dead in 2020 when he was said to have died in Iranian custody. His family blamed the Iranian regime for his capture and imprisonment.
The FBI said it received this image of Robert Levinson in April 2011, four years after his disappearance. (FBI)
Gazelle Sharmahd called on FBI Director Kash Patel and German authorities to investigate the murder of her father and issue arrest warrants for the Iranian regime officials responsible for his summary execution.
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She received support from the German-Iranian community. Behrouz Asadi, a prominent German-Iranian human rights activist, sent a letter to the German federal prosecutor, Jens Rommel, about Jimmy’s case.
«We urge you to initiate criminal investigations against those responsible in the Islamic Republic of Iran, especially those directly or indirectly responsible for his abduction, imprisonment, torture, and ultimately his killing,» Asadi wrote.
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Poblete posted on X that Jimmy Sharmahd’s murder was «the result of a brutal regime acting with impunity—and of systemic failures by both the United States and Germany, who did not do enough. This is what happens when Americans and other U.S. nationals held hostage/unjustly detained are abandoned abroad. As Jimmy starts his journey home, our prayers are with the Sharmahd family. Justice for Jimmy will be pursued—relentlessly and without pause. We call on the media and all Americans to NeverForget Jimmy and to keep US nationals foremost on their minds when discussing hostage issues and engaging partners, allies, and adversaries.»
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Friedrich Merz (Michael Kappeler/dpa via AP)
Sharmahd said she believes German Christian Democratic party politician Friedrich Merz, who is expected to become chancellor in May, and President Donald Trump will stand up to terrorist regimes in ways their predecessors did not.
«President Trump is newly elected but has promised to stand with hostages and stand up to jihadists, be it Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis or the biggest one, the Islamic regime in Iran,» she said.
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SCOOP: White House touts guns and drug haul removed from DC streets as Trump’s crime blitz nets 550 arrests
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FIRST ON FOX: More than 550 arrests have been made in the nation’s capital amid President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown that began earlier in August, including officials recovering illegal firearms and removing drugs from the streets, photos shared with Fox News Digital show.
Local police and federal law enforcement officers in the city have made more than 550 arrests since Aug. 7, including the apprehensions of three known gangbangers, one of whom was an MS-13 member, according to White House data provided Wednesday to Fox News Digital.
«Thanks to President Trump’s bold actions to Make DC Safe Again, more than 550 dangerous criminals have been removed from the streets of our nation’s capital,» White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers told Fox News Digital Wednesday of the arrests.
«While the Fake News tried to sell a lie that D.C. was safe, these arrests reveal the truth,» she continued. «Hundreds of violent criminals have been arrested by federal law enforcement agents for carrying illegal weapons, distributing deadly drugs, committing armed robbery, and having ties to dangerous gangs like MS-13. President Trump is making DC safe again by enforcing the law and everyday Americans support his commonsense, tough-on-crime policies.»
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More than 550 arrests have been made in the nation’s capital amid President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown that began earlier in August (Alex Brandon/The Associated Press)
Tuesday evening’s sweep of the city included 91 arrests, Fox News Digital learned, including 25 arrests of illegal aliens. Many of the illegal aliens arrested had prior criminal histories, according to the White House, including multiple illegal reentries, and a threat to kidnap or injure a person, destruction of property, burglary, possession of drugs and driving while intoxicated.
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The White House exclusively shared photos of items recovered during the Tuesday arrests, which included a backpack teeming with baggies of confirmed illegal substances, handguns and a knife.
The White House told Fox News Digital that law enforcement has removed substances stretching from marijuana, cocaine, meth and fentanyl from D.C. streets since the crime crackdown began Aug. 7.
Left: Photo of an illegal handgun recovered by law enforcement in Washington, D.C., the evening of Aug. 19, 2025. Right: Photo showing a knife and illegal substances recovered during crime sweeps in the nation’s capital Aug. 19, 2025. (White House)
All in, law enforcement recovered eight illegal firearms Tuesday evening, and made arrests for crimes such as an assault on a police officer, armed robbery, carrying a pistol without license, assault with deadly weapon, driving under the influence and for outstanding arrest warrants related to «Child Abuse (Death)» and involuntary manslaughter charges.
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A pair of photos showing a recovered handgun on the left and a bag of unidentified drugs on the right. (White House )
A total of 48 homeless encampments across the city have been removed as of Wednesday, Fox News Digital learned.
Trump federalized the Washington, D.C. police department Aug. 11 amid a trend of high-profile attacks and killings in the city following the wild crime trends that erupted in the U.S.’ notoriously bloody year of 2020. The more than 550 arrests are part of Trump’s March executive order, which established the Making D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force, ahead of the president federalizing the city in August.
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Federal law enforcement and the local D.C. police have made hundreds of arrests in Washington, since Aug. 7, Fox News Digital learned. (Andrew Leyden/Getty Images)
Hundreds of National Guard members, as well as the Metropolitan Police Department and personnel from federal agencies, such as the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, Capitol Police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, have taken to the streets of D.C. to conduct sweeps and root out crime. The National Guard is not making arrests, but is assisting law enforcement with deterring crime and protecting the city.
There were more than 1,950 law enforcement officials who took part in Tuesday night’s sweeps and arrests, Fox News Digital learned. The crackdown is anticipated to continue heating up, including the U.S. Marshals Service offering $500 rewards to individuals who are able to provide tips that lead to arrests.
A mine-resistant ambush protected all-terrain vehicle is parked next to Union Station in Washington, D.C., Aug. 14, 2025, following President Donald Trump federalizing the city’s police department. (Fox News Digital/Peter Pinedo)
Democrats have slammed Trump over the federalization of the city’s police department, claiming crime data show violence is trending downward.
The Metropolitan Police Department’s crime data is currently under Department of Justice investigation in response to claims the force manipulated the data to produce more favorable crime trends in recent months, Fox News reported Tuesday.
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Trump had threatened to federalize the D.C. police department in the weeks leading up to his final decision, citing a handful of high-profile crimes that have rocked the city, including the fatal shooting of 21-year-old congressional intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym in June; the fatal shooting of a pair of Israeli embassy staffers in May; and a brutal attack on a former Department of Government Efficiency staffer earlier in August.
Trump championed the crime crackdown in a press conference Aug. 11, when he first announced he would federalize the local police department under section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, which allows the president to assume emergency control of the capital’s police force for 30 days.
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«Our capital city has been overtaken by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals, roving mobs of wild youth, drugged-out maniacs and homeless people,» Trump said Aug. 11. «And we’re not going to let it happen anymore. We’re not going to take it.»
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Un informe oficial del Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos reveló que en Ecuador se produjeron ejecuciones extrajudiciales, torturas y detenciones arbitrarias desde la declaración del conflicto armado interno, emitida por el presidente Daniel Noboa el 9 de enero de 2024. El reporte forma parte del documento anual sobre prácticas de derechos humanos, elaborado por la Oficina de Democracia, Derechos Humanos y Trabajo del gobierno estadounidense.
Aunque el gobierno ecuatoriano afirmó, según el reporte, haber tomado medidas para identificar y sancionar a funcionarios que hayan incurrido en abusos, el informe incluye casos documentados de violaciones graves a los derechos humanos por parte de fuerzas estatales durante operativos de seguridad dirigidos contra grupos criminales calificados como terroristas.
Entre los casos más graves se encuentra el asesinato de 15 personas en el marco de las operaciones militares autorizadas por decreto ejecutivo. La medida permitía a las Fuerzas Armadas apoyar a la Policía Nacional en acciones contra 22 organizaciones de crimen organizado, pero generó preocupación internacional debido a los posibles excesos cometidos durante su implementación.
Uno de los testimonios recogidos por el Departamento de Estado detalla que militares sometieron a detenidos a prácticas degradantes, como sumergirles la cabeza en tanques de agua mientras les aplicaban descargas eléctricas para extraer información sobre armas o drogas. Otro episodio señala que los oficiales los hacían acostarse boca abajo y les pisaban con las botas distintas partes del cuerpo, incluyendo la cabeza, el cuello y la espalda.
Organizaciones no gubernamentales también reportaron múltiples arrestos arbitrarios realizados durante los estados de excepción. Solo entre el 8 de enero y el 8 de abril, la Fundación Regional de Asesoría en Derechos Humanos registró al menos cinco detenciones sin justificación legal, tres de ellas cometidas por militares y dos por policías. No obstante, el informe advierte que la cifra real podría ser mucho más alta, dado el número de denuncias no sistematizadas por temor a represalias.
Aunque no se cita en el informe, en diciembre de 2024, la detención irregular de cuatro menores por parte de militares y el hallazgo de sus cuerpos incinerados encendió las alertas sobre el uso abusivo de las fuerzas de seguridad. El caso continúa en investigación.
En paralelo, el documento destaca que la violencia en las cárceles continuó escalando durante 2024. Grupos armados al interior de los centros penitenciarios provocaron motines y fugas, mientras que desde el exterior se registraron actos de violencia dirigidos a intimidar a periodistas, funcionarios públicos y medios de comunicación. El caso más emblemático ocurrió el 9 de enero de 2024, cuando un grupo armado irrumpió en vivo en el estudio de TC Televisión en Guayaquil y mantuvo como rehénes a varios trabajadores del canal.
La libertad de prensa fue otro derecho severamente afectado, según el informe. El informe cita que Fundamedios reportó 22 agresiones contra periodistas perpetradas por bandas criminales entre enero y agosto de 2024, en un patrón que incluyó amenazas, ataques físicos y censura indirecta. A pesar de estos hechos, las investigaciones oficiales fueron escasas o nulas. También se documentaron casos de censura estatal, como la eliminación de periodistas de chats oficiales o restricciones de acceso a información pública.
El informe también hace referencia a la desaparición forzada de al menos tres personas, ocurridas presuntamente en centros de detención. En uno de los casos, el gobierno respondió afirmando que el detenido se encontraba en buen estado de salud, pero guardó silencio sobre las otras dos desapariciones denunciadas por organizaciones de derechos humanos.
En el ámbito laboral, el Departamento de Estado apuntó a la falta de garantías para la libertad sindical y la negociación colectiva. Según el informe, el Ministerio de Trabajo demoró o dificultó la legalización de nuevas organizaciones sindicales y en algunos casos, empleadores despidieron a los líderes antes de que los sindicatos pudieran inscribirse formalmente, sin que los tribunales ordenaran su reincorporación.
Pese a estos hallazgos, el informe cita que, en marzo de 2024, el presidente Noboa firmó las declaraciones de Chapultepec y Salta, comprometiéndose públicamente con la defensa de la libertad de expresión. Posteriormente, en agosto, emitió un decreto que establece protocolos de protección y capacitación para periodistas en riesgo. Sin embargo, a la fecha, el mecanismo de protección de periodistas, que debe ser financiado por el gobierno, aún no recibe recursos económicos para proteger a periodistas en situación de riesgo.
El informe forma parte de la evaluación anual que Estados Unidos realiza sobre la situación de los derechos humanos en más de 200 países y territorios. En el caso de Ecuador, la sección sobre “temas significativos” incluye también el aumento de secuestros, extorsiones y homicidios atribuidos a bandas criminales, y hace un llamado a que las autoridades garanticen que las políticas de seguridad respeten los derechos fundamentales de la población.
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