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Fears for '90 university students' held in Iran crackdown

Some of the young people detained by the regime are said to be unaccounted for

07/01/2018

Canada

Canada: former hostage Joshua Boyle arrested

Held captive by a Taliban-linked group for almost five years, Boyle faces several charges, including forcible confinement.

03/01/2018

Russia

Russia: suspect held over St Petersburg supermarket blast

Russia’s security service says an individual has been detained on suspicion of carrying out the bombing that injured 13 people this week.

30/12/2017

Egypt

Egypt sentences ex-president Mohammed Morsi to three years in jail

Former Egyptian leader, who was overthrown in 2013, is already serving multiple jail terms on charges of causing the death of protesters and spying for Qatar

30/12/2017

Argentina

Plane crew detained after passenger claims neighbour masturbated

The crew of a French-run plane were held for 48 hours by police in Buenos Aires after the daughter of a former Argentine minister complained a fellow passenger masturbated next to her, according to a source close to the investigation

14/11/2017

Saudi Arabia

Saudi clampdown 'widens'

Saudi clampdown reportedly widens. More reports emerge of detentions for alleged corruption.

06/11/2017

Russia

Unity Weekend in Moscow a busy one for police

The centenary weekend of the 1917 October Revolution has seen protests and scores of arrests in Moscow.

05/11/2017

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Russia celebrates Unity Day

The 17th century victory over Polish-Lithuanian forces heralds the start of modern Russia, celebrated in Unity Day.

04/11/2017

Greece

Man arrested in letter-bombs to EU officials terror probe

29/10/2017

Israel

Erroneous translation of Palestinian man's Facebook post gets him arrested

A Palestinian man was arrested by mistake last week after Facebook’s automatic translation software wrongly translated a post on his page.

24/10/2017

Brazil

Brazil: over 100 arrested in huge anti-paedophile sting

Police say nationwide raids uncovered thousands of disturbing images of children.

21/10/2017

Spain

Catalonia remains on collision course with Madrid over independence

Spain threatens to put Catalonia under direct central rule if region doesn't abandon independence drive by Thursday

17/10/2017

Italy

Marseille attacker's brother arrested

An Italian anti-terrorism squad arrested 25-year-old Anis Hannachi in Ferrara, Italy

09/10/2017

United Arab Emirates

Tourist faces jail after touching man in Dubai bar

The tourist was arrested for public indecency after touching a man to avoid spilling a drink on him.

09/10/2017

Turkey

Trial of Cumhuriyet staff resumes in Turkey

The trial of 20 executives and staff members of Turkish daily Cumhuriyet resumes in Turkey on Monday.

25/09/2017

Spain

Protests in Barcelona after police raid Catalan government buildings

Junior economy minister has been arrested as police searches for documents linked to the Catalan independence referendum.

20/09/2017

United Kingdom

Third suspect arrested linked to London tube bombing

UK police detain a man in Wales in connection with Parsons Green tube attack

20/09/2017

France

Suspect denies abduction of girl from French wedding

04/09/2017

Turkey

Merkel: Germany 'must react decisively' to detentions in Turkey

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said her government may rethink its ties with Turkey after two more German nationals were detained there on what it suspects are political charges.

01/09/2017

USA

US indicts three more Turkish security officials

US prosecutors say a total of 19 people have been indicted by a grand jury.

30/08/2017