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Belgisch-Portugese NGO-Medewerker Vrijgelaten na Langdurige Diplomatieke Inspanningen
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Belgisch-Portugese NGO-Medewerker Vrijgelaten na Langdurige Diplomatieke Inspanningen

A Belgian-Portuguese employee of an American non-governmental organization, Joseph Figueira Martin, was recently released from a decade-long detention in the Central African Republic. The release comes after extensive diplomatic efforts by the Portuguese government to secure his freedom. Martin, who was convicted of 10 years of forced labor for his involvement with rebel groups, had been held since 2024. Following a parliamentary hearing, Portuguese Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel confirmed Martin's release as a result of intense diplomatic push. Martin is now expected to arrive in Lisbon today.
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