Arrests
Turkey orders arrest of 100 soldiers over suspected Gulen links: Anadolu
Middle East
January 7, 2019
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
September 19, 2018
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
September 11, 2018
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
September 10, 2018
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
September 2, 2018
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
August 10, 2018
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
June 20, 2018
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
May 31, 2018
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
October 14, 2017
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
August 13, 2017
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…