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Extinction Rebellion protesters arrested after blocking lanes in Brisbane

Local Extinction Rebellion groups have staged non-violent protests worldwide to advocate for action against climate change

06/08/2019

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Hundreds of people arrested at Moscow free elections protest

Hundreds of people were arrested as protesters gathered in Moscow on Saturday to demand free and fair elections.

27/07/2019

France

Macron demands explanation after dual national arrested in Iran

Emmanuel Macron says he's waiting for "clarifications" after Franco-Iranian researcher Fariba Adelkhah was detained in June in Iran.

16/07/2019

Germany

German police make arrest in connection with Lübcke shooting

German police make arrest in connection with Lübcke shooting

16/06/2019

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Hundreds arrested amid protests over Kazakhstan's new president

Police in Kazakhstan have arrested scores of protesters upset over the election of the country's first new president in 30 years.

13/06/2019

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Navalny among hundreds arrested at protest over Golunov's 'framing'

Russian police said they had detained more than 200 people on Wednesday (June 12), including opposition politician Alexei Navalny, at a protest in Moscow calling for punishment of police officers involved in the alleged framing of a journalist.

12/06/2019

Russia

Outcry over arrest of Russian investigative journalist Ivan Golunov

The arrest last week of Russian investigative journalist Ivan Golunov has caused widespread outcry amid allegations of a set-up by law enforcement

10/06/2019

Egypt

Euroviews. In Sisi’s Egypt, even teenagers who can’t take their exams get arrested ǀ View

A group of high school students in Egypt can’t take their exams because the system introduced by the Education Minister has failed them. [...] The students, aged 15 to 16 years old, decided to take to the streets to peacefully protest the situation, but they were in turn violently arrested.

04/06/2019

World News

Former ETA leader Josu Ternera arrested after 17 years on the run

Ex-leader of the Basque separartist group was arrested in France on Thursday. Ternera was convicted in 2017 of belonging to a terrorist organisation and involvement in a 1987 attack which killed 11.

16/05/2019

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Greenpeace activists scale Sydney Harbour Bridge in climate protest

Three Greenpeace activists were hanging from ropes under the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Tuesday (May 14) as part of a protest to demand that Australian Prime Minister take "emergency" action on climate change

14/05/2019

World

Julian Assange is in a war of words with the Ecuadorian government

Julian Assange is embroiled in a war of words with the Ecuadorian government. The country's President Lenin Moreno has defended his decision to remove Mr Assange's asylum status claiming he 'violated his asylum conditions repeatedly'.

15/04/2019

United Arab Emirates

British mother free to return to UK from Dubai after Facebook insult

Laleh Sharavesh has been fined by a Dubai court after describing her ex-husband’s new wife as a “horse” on social media, under the UAE’s draconian cybercrime laws.

12/04/2019

USA

U.S. lawmakers call for immediate extradition of Assange

The WikiLeaks founder was charged by U.S. officials with conspiring to hack into government computers.

11/04/2019

United Arab Emirates

British mother held in Dubai for old Facebook posts

Laleh Sharavesh has been banned from leaving Dubai and faces jail and a large fine after describing her ex-husband’s new wife as a “horse” on Facebook three years ago.

08/04/2019

Sport

Conor McGregor arrested in Florida for breaking fan's phone

McGregor, 30, was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami on suspicion of robbery and criminal mischief, according to an arrest affidavit filed in connection with the incident.

12/03/2019

Georgia

Georgia to keep British speedboat killer behind bars for three months

A court in Georgia ruled on Friday that the British fugitive should remain in the country for three months, pending possible extradition.

23/01/2019

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Watch: Man arrested after a bizarre police chase in Dallas, Texas

A bizarre police chase featuring a mini-van ended with the arrest of a man in the parking lot of a local gas station in Dallas, Texas.

16/01/2019

Russia

Moscow detains U.S. spy suspect

Russia' security service said on Monday it had detained an American citizen suspected of spying in Moscow

31/12/2018

France

Yellow Vest protests lose bite as the French prepare for Christmas

Numbers are down along with incidents of violence & destruction but there's shock at the arrest of one of the Yellow Vest leaders in Paris.

23/12/2018

France

Six people arrested over plans to attack French president

An alleged attack against French President Emmanuel Macron has been foiled as six plotters were arrested on Tuesday.

06/11/2018