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6:16pm, 3rd August, 2019

Russian police detain over 800 in opposition crackdown in Moscow

Russian police forcibly detained over 800 people attending a protest in Moscow on Saturday to demand free elections, including prominent activist Lyubov Sobol, after authorities warned the demonstration was illegal.

Russian police detain nearly 100 opposition protesters in Moscow

9:01am, 3rd August, 2019

World

Russian police detain nearly 100 opposition protesters in Moscow

Russian police on Saturday detained nearly 100 people attending a protest in Moscow to demand free elections, including prominent activist Lyubov Sobol, after the authorities warned the demonstration was illegal.

Russian police detain 89 protesters in central Moscow: monitor

7:59am, 3rd August, 2019

World

Russian police detain 89 protesters in central Moscow: monitor

Russian police detained 89 people in central Moscow during an unauthorised opposition protest on Saturday, independent monitoring group OVD-info reported.

Russian police detain prominent opposition activist before protest

6:57am, 3rd August, 2019

World

Russian police detain prominent opposition activist before protest

Russian police on Saturday detained prominent opposition activist Lyubov Sobol ahead of a planned protest in Moscow to demand free elections.

Russian police detain hundreds protesting against pension reform

2:17pm, 9th September, 2018

World

Russian police detain hundreds protesting against pension reform

Russian police detained more than 800 people protesting against planned increases to the pension age on Sunday, a rights group said, disrupting demonstrations against an unpopular change that has hurt President Vladimir Putin's approval rating.

China police detain man for asking why can't Taiwan be called a country

6:53am, 17th August, 2018

World

China police detain man for asking why can't Taiwan be called a country

Police in China have detained a man who asked on social media what law prevented anyone calling self-ruled Taiwan a country, questioning a fundamental principle of China's sovereignty.

U.S. asks court to detain alleged Russian agent pending trial

11:07am, 18th July, 2018

Politics

U.S. asks court to detain alleged Russian agent pending trial

The U.S. Justice Department asked a federal court on Wednesday to detain alleged Russian agent Maria Butina pending her trial, saying she poses a serious flight risk and will likely appeal to people in the Russian government to assist her in fleeing.

Judge rejects U.S. government request to detain immigrant kids

8:38pm, 9th July, 2018

Politics

Judge rejects U.S. government request to detain immigrant kids

A U.S. federal judge on Monday rejected the Trump administration's request to allow long-term detention of illegal immigrant children, a key part of President Donald Trump's executive order to end the separation of immigrant families.

U.S. government says it will detain migrant children with parents

9:17pm, 29th June, 2018

US

U.S. government says it will detain migrant children with parents

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government said in a court filing on Friday that it has the right to detain children and parents caught crossing the U.S. border illegally for the duration of their immigration proceedings.