The Chinese government has arbitrarily arrested and detained over one million Uyghurs and members of other predominantly Muslim minority groups from 2017 to 2023, according to a report released by the United States.
According to the Japan-based news website, Chinese professor, Fan Yuntao, 61, who returned to his country in February last year, was contacted by Chinese authorities before his disappearance, adding he may have been detained.
A Polish man has been detained for assisting an alleged Russian plot to assassinate Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, reported CNN, citing authorities in Poland and Ukraine.
In a recent development regarding the firing incident outside actor Salman Khan's residence on April 14, Mumbai Crime Branch has detained Sonu Gupta, brother of accused Vicky Gupta, with ongoing questioning, suspecting his involvement in the conspiracy, according to Mumbai Police sources.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) revealed that Aleksandra Bielakowska, a Taiwan-based advocacy officer for RSF, was detained for six hours at the airport before being deported. Bielakowska had travelled to Hong Kong to attend the trial and meet with journalists alongside RSF's Asia-Pacific Bu
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam vigilance officials on Thursday detained a person for allegedly impersonating an IAS officer to illegally obtain VIP darshan tickets of the Lord Venkateswara temple at Tirumala.
Rawalpindi Police on Wednesday took five Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) activists into custody for protesting and recording videos outside the main gate of Adiala jail on Eid ul Fitr's first day, The News International reported.
"Fortune teller Selvaraj and his brother Srinivasan were detained in Panrutti for caging a parrot. Later they were released with a warning," Cuddalore District forest officials said.
A day after Trinamool Congress leaders were detained for staging a sit-in protest outside the Election Commission's office, the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC has written a letter to West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose highlighting a "grave state of affairs" ahead of the Lok Sabha elections while a
Speaking to the reporters here, the AAP Minister slammed the ruling party at the Centre, calling the detention of the TMC leaders a "blatant dictatorship".
"Around 5-7 people who were going to participate in the 'Chetna' march in support of Amritpal lodged in Dibrugarh jail have been detained. Wherever we anticipate a law and order situation and we have the provision to detain, preventive action is carried out," said the official.