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The police have not commented on the alleged detention, but the vice-president, Edmand Lara, posted a video on social media congratulating a specialist police unit for having apprehended Luis Arce, in compliance with a resolution issued by a prosecutorial authority. Arce served as Bolivia's president until last November, when he handed over the sash to the centre-right former senator Rodrigo Paz Pereira, who won the runoff in an election that ended nearly 20 years of dominance by the leftist Movimiento al Socialismo (Mas).

Irish citizens who were part of a flotilla that tried to bring aid to Gaza when they were detained by Israeli authorities have urged politicians to ensure they "hold Israel accountable"

Playwright and Euphoria co-producer Jeremy O. Harris, best known for writing , has been detained in Japan since November 16, authorities told Reuters. He was first stopped in the Naha Airport after a customs officer found 0.78 grams of ecstasy crystal in his tote bag. He was then arrested for allegedly violating the Japanese Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Act, and, on December 4, customs referred him to prosecutors in Naha.

International Criminal Court (ICC) appeals judges are set to rule on a request to release from detention former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who has ongoing proceedings against him on charges of crimes against humanity. The judges are scheduled to issue their ruling on Friday, paving the way for a possible provisional freedom of the ageing politician a move strongly opposed by human rights groups and families of victims of his brutal drug war.

A Dubai bank is instrumental in the long-running detention of the 71-year-old British businessman Ryan Cornelius who is serving a 30-year sentence that will keep him in jail until he is 84, his brother-in-law claims. Recent accounts show the Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB), which claims to be the trailblazer in championing Islamic values in banking, is on course to make more than $2bn in profit this year.

'Now is the time to escalate pressure on Israel', said the party's spokesperson on foreign affairs

Marc Lamont Hill speaks with Mahmoud Khalil about detention, dissent and the fight for Palestinian rights. After fleeing Syria's civil war, Palestinian Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil was detained in the United States for more than 100 days after protesting against Israel's genocide in Gaza. He says his arrest was meant to silence dissent and intimidate others from speaking out.

These immigrants, many like a farmworker in Texas or a cancer survivor, remain in detention due to the Trump administration's no-bond policy, preventing their release regardless of circumstances.

Speaking to my mum's voice after so long, your rock, your guide, someone you've missed more than you can even express, it's like five birthdays and 10 Christmases all at once.

The prison Lindsay has been transferred to is one of the worst in the world, with human rights groups reporting dire conditions. I worry more than I was ever.

Bukele's rejection included a video montage claiming Abrego Garcia had not endured torture, arguing he looked healthy and even gained weight during detention.