persons

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The woman was then detained by Kurdish forces in 2019 and held in the al-Hawl Internally Displaced Persons camp until returning to Australia in September last year, they said.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

It’s part of a new report from the National Registry of Missing and Unlocated Persons, designed to build public confidence in government.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

And to make it all the more worrisome the sector now faces the ‘front cover curse’ after Time Magazine named a group of AI proponents as its Persons of the Year.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025

People can also give information by contacting the charity Missing Persons, or through the family's webpage.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2025

This utterly poisoned the talks, and the Eminent Persons Group immediately left South Africa.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela