arrest
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Deng also crushed intraparty democracy, Pei said, with only Zhao Ziyang—the reform-minded party secretary who was placed under house arrest after opposing the Tiananmen crackdown in 1989—daring to experiment with it briefly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Two years on from suffering his cardiac arrest, Lockyer returned to football with Bristol Rovers.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
The footage showed officers turning him on to his side, handcuffing his hands behind his back and telling him he was under arrest.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
The U.S. request for Rocha’s arrest and extradition stunned Mexico’s political establishment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
The action likely saved many Jews from arrest and deportation to the extermination camps.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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