DAY 1,259Michael "Travis" Leake · American citizen · U.S. Air Force veteran
In his words
Recorded at IK-6, summer 2026
A three-minute appeal to President Trump, recorded over the summer of 2026. Captions on. Transcript below. Free to air with credit to the Free Travis Leake campaign.
Recorded over the summer of 2026 at IK-6, Melekhovo, Vladimir Oblast. Running time 3:18. Selected excerpts are transcribed on the watch page.
"I am sorry I am not a journalist. I am sorry I am not a basketball player. I am sorry I am not somebody that is important. But what I am not is a drug dealer, and there is no reason for me to be here."
Letters
In his handwriting
Scans of his letters from prison: open letters to President Trump, what he wrote when other Americans came home without him, and statements he wrote for this site.
June 29, 2026Clips
Cut for broadcast
From 01:22I am not a basketball player
From 01:52Beaten and tortured
From 02:37Almost 1,100 days
From 02:50Can you bring me home?
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