Arrests

Turkey orders arrest of 100 soldiers over suspected Gulen links: Anadolu
Middle East

Turkey orders arrest of 100 soldiers over suspected Gulen links: Anadolu

  ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish prosecutors ordered the detention of 100 soldiers over suspected links to the network of the…
Turkey jails 24 Istanbul airport workers pending trial after protests
Middle East

Turkey jails 24 Istanbul airport workers pending trial after protests

  ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Turkish court has jailed pending trial 24 people involved in protests over work conditions at…
Russia protests: More than 1,000 detained, monitoring group says
World

Russia protests: More than 1,000 detained, monitoring group says

  (CNN) – Police in Russia detained at least 1,018 people in nationwide protests against a proposed government pension overhaul…
Turkey seeks to detain 102 over suspected links to cleric
Middle East

Turkey seeks to detain 102 over suspected links to cleric

  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s state-run news agency says authorities have issued detention warrants for 102 people, including military…
Chinese police arrest 46 after violent protest over schooling
World

Chinese police arrest 46 after violent protest over schooling

  Police in central China said Sunday they arrested nearly 50 people after a violent protest sparked by dissatisfaction with…
Arbitrary arrests, abuse the new norm in Nicaragua
World

Arbitrary arrests, abuse the new norm in Nicaragua

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — The 21-year-old agricultural economics student, nearly two months pregnant, had hoped to escape Nicaragua with her…
Saudi Arabia arrests more women’s rights activists: HRW
Middle East

Saudi Arabia arrests more women’s rights activists: HRW

  Saudi Arabia detained two more women’s rights advocates earlier this month and imposed a travel ban on several others…
Egypt denies EU statement regarding increasing arrests of activists
Egypt

Egypt denies EU statement regarding increasing arrests of activists

  In response to a statement released on Wednesday from the spokesperson of the European Union’s (EU) Foreign Affairs and…
Turkey arrests four people over explosion at Tupras refinery: Anadolu
Middle East

Turkey arrests four people over explosion at Tupras refinery: Anadolu

Turkish authorities arrested four people over Wednesday’s explosion in a storage tank at a Tupras refinery which killed four people,…
The Latest: 3 arrested in connection to violent clashes
World

The Latest: 3 arrested in connection to violent clashes

Three more men have been arrested in connection to the violent clashes between white supremacists and counter-protesters in Charlottesville. The…
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