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A 4th Saudi Prince Detained by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
At least four Saudi princes have been ensnared in a wave of detentions ordered by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a person close to the royal family said Saturday. Prince Nayef bin Ahmed, who held senior positions in the military, was detained on Friday along with at least three other senior members of the royal …
Iranian student detained after arriving in Detroit
Alireza Yazdani, 27, was on a flight leaving Detroit on Monday, a day after he was detained and questioned by authorities, his attorney Bradley Maze said. Immigrant rights advocates have said they’re concerned students are being targeted as tensions mount between the United States and Iran. The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts said last …
Huawei under fire in China over employee detained for eight months | Technology
The Chinese telecom corporation Huawei has come under fire in its own country as members of the public rallied behind a former employee detained for eight months after demanding severance pay from the company. Last January, Li Hongyuan, a Huawei employee of 13 years, was arrested on extortion charges and detained until August, when he …
RAICES: $2.1 million to free some 200 detained immigrants
The Texas-based nonprofit known as RAICES says it teamed up with a network of organizations and volunteers to make bond payments across the United States on Wednesday. Their aim: bringing more attention to the large number of immigrants who remain in US custody — and giving hundreds of people a better shot at winning their …
Causing ‘Profound’ Trauma, Trump Administration Detained Recording-Breaking 70,000 Children in 2019
The U.S. held a record 69,550 migrant children in detention facilities in 2019, a Tuesday report from The Associated Press and PBS Frontline found, leading to major psychological and physiscal harm and lasting trauma. “No other country held as many immigrant children in detention over the past year as the United States—69,550,” said AP tech reporter Frank Bajak in a …
Manchester Arndale stabbings: Man detained under Mental Health Act
Image copyright JOHN GREENHALGH Image caption The suspect was apprehended by police in Corporation Street near to the Arndale Centre A man arrested on suspicion of terror offences after three people were stabbed in Manchester has been detained under the Mental Health Act. A man walked into the city’s Arndale Centre at 11:15 BST on …
Government Plans to Collect DNA From Detained Immigrants
The Trump administration is moving to begin collecting DNA samples from hundreds of thousands of people booked into federal immigration custody each year for entry into a national criminal database, an immense expansion of the use of technology to enforce the nation’s immigration laws. Senior officials at the Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday that …
Iran confirms it has detained three Australian citizens | World news
Iran’s judiciary has confirmed it has detained three Australian citizens, alleging they were arrested for spying and taking images from sensitive areas. Judiciary spokesman Gholam Hossein Esmaeili confirmed the arrests in a press conference in Tehran. “This is true. These individuals have been detained in two cases and indictments have been issued for both.” He …
Congo’s former health minister detained over alleged mismanagement of $4.3 million in Ebola funds
Ilunga quit his position as health minister in July after he was stripped of his responsibility as head of Congo’s Ebola response team. He has denied any wrongdoing, said his lawyer, Guy Bayeka. In a statement on Monday, his attorneys said $1.9 million of the money was spent after Ilunga resigned from office and he …
Two British-Australian women detained in Iran as tensions rise | World news
Two British-Australian women and another foreign national, also believed to be Australian, have been detained in Iran, the Guardian understands. The Times of London has reported a blogger who was travelling through Asia with her Australian boyfriend, and an academic who studied at Cambridge University and has been working at a university in Australia, were …