house arrest
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Huawei’s chief financial officer was arrested in Canada on related charges and spent nearly three years under house arrest before admitting to wrongdoing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Høiby, who is under house arrest pending appeal, was granted permission to attend the funeral, and sat in the second row during the cathedral ceremony alongside Märtha Louise's children.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Suu Kyi, now 81, was moved to house arrest later that month after Min Aung Hlaing said he had commuted the rest of her sentence.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
Moraes had also previously denied Milei permission to visit the former president while he was under house arrest in Brasilia.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
On September 14, the army took control of the momentarily independent Republic of Congo, and Lumumba was put under house arrest in Léopoldville, surrounded by Mobutu’s freshly purchased soldiers.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
