arrested

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Arrested in 2022 for his outspokenness against the regime’s practices, he spent seven months in prison.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

Arrested after the coup, they were detained in the country for 20 months before being released in May and allowed to leave the country for London, officially on medical grounds.

From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025

Appeared in the October 9, 2025, print edition as 'Man Accused in Palisades Fire Is Arrested'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

Arrested last week after a 33-hour manhunt, Mr Robinson has not entered a plea or confessed to police.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025

Maybe today the stunning news would come: Mayor Arrested!

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau