Mark Swidan has been languishing in a Chinese prison since his arrest in 2012 on narcotics trafficking charges, which he denies. He was visiting China to buy flooring and furniture, according to ...

Mark Swidan, American Jailed in China, Threatening Suicide, U.S. Official Says China Detains Rights Lawyer Ahead of 25th Anniversary of Tiananmen Crackdown ...

WASHINGTON — Houston-resident Mark Swidan will be released from over a decade in Chinese detention as part of prisoner swap, according to several members of Texas’ congressional delegation.

Mark Swidan has been detained in China since 2016. Swidan, a 48-year-old Texas businessman, was on death row in China. He had been behind bars since 2012 after being charged with narcotics ...

The Americans released by Beijing are Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung, all of whom had been designated by the U.S. government as wrongfully detained by China.

S AN ANTONIO — Mark Swidan, a Texan who spent years detained in China, arrived at Kelly Field Wednesday night. He is one of three American citizens imprisoned for years by China have been ...

Swidan traveled to China in 2012 to secure cheap furniture and other goods for his new home in Houston, according to a United Nations investigation. 5 Mel Gibson is calling for the release of Mark ...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn are calling on China to release Mark Swidan, a Houston resident, who has been detained in the country for more than 10 years on drug charges.

Mark Swidan has been held in a Chinese prison for almost 10 years. His mother fears that she won't live long enough to see her son come home. In the small town of Luling, Texas, a mother's love ...

Mark Swidan, 41, a roving photographer, artist and businessman from Houston, was picked up in southern China almost four years ago on suspicion of involvement in a methadone drug-manufacturing ...

Texas Republicans are renewing calls for the release of Mark Swidan, a 38-year-old American on death row in China on drug charges the U.N. says is wrongfully detained.

Mark Swidan, a Houston resident, has been detained in China since 2012 on drug charges. (Courtesy Of Swidan Family Free Mark Campaign, Courtesy Of Swidan Family Free Mark Campaign) Sign up for The ...