under arrest

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Dozens, possibly hundreds, of opposition leaders and critics remain in exile or under arrest.

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Two of the crew members were on Thursday placed under arrest and two others were placed under a travel ban, police said, refusing to disclose their nationalities or roles in the crew.

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Alexander Butyagin is under arrest in Warsaw, awaiting a Polish court decision on a request to extradite him to Ukraine.

From BBC

The Bulgarian was freed but the Latvian charged and placed under arrest in the investigation.

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They include "those who have not succeeded and refuse to communicate, those who are hospitalised, those who are under arrest or detained", the director general said.

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