internment

Example Sentences

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Izgil received news of friend after friend being carted off to internment camps, often in their pajamas.

From New York Times

Human rights groups accuse Beijing of abuses against Xinjiang's Uyghur inhabitants, including the mass use of forced labour in internment camps.

From Reuters

In “Internment,” set “15 minutes into the future,” Layla Amin and her family have been forced into an internment camp for Muslim Americans.

From New York Times

"I would say to anyone thinking of putting a flag or a poster on a bonfire: How do you feel when you see the union flag being burned on an internment bonfire?"

From BBC

Beyond those killed, thousands more were left homeless and living in a hastily constructed internment camp.

From Seattle Times