arrested

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In April, Thai police raided an unlicensed international school in the capital, Bangkok, and arrested 10 foreigners who had been employed there without work permits, local media reported at the time.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Martinez said he has been arrested twice but faced no charges.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Najim was arrested in Italy but released and returned to Libya, sparking a major political row in Italy and consternation at the ICC.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

“We were forced, from a local Beijing church, to be a national church,” said Geng Pengpeng, whose husband, another pastor at Zion, was also arrested last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

One day a visiting official saw one of her performances and ordered Aleksandr Gridnev, “She will be arrested for forty-five days for a violation of flight regulations.”

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein