Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Detention of PTI’s Shehryar Afridi, his brother declared ‘illegal’

Shehryar Afridi

Court also approves protective bail for Shehryar Afridi. Decision was made by Justice Anwar-ul-Haq Pannu. Afridi had been in Adiala Jail since July 27. The Lahore High Court’s Rawalpindi bench issued a ruling on Thursday, stating the detention of former PTI minister Shehryar Afridi and his brother Farrukh Afridi as ‘illegal’. This decision was made … Read more

Pervez Elahi challenges his detention under MPO

Pervez elahi challenge detention

Elahi filed the petition in LHC through his lawyer Amir Saeed Ran. FIA, NAB, anti-corruption, IG Punjab, IG Jail, and DC Lahore made parties. Urged LHC to declare his detention under 3-MPO null and void. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf President Pervaiz Elahi on Monday challenged his detention at Camp Jail under Section 3 of the Maintenance of … Read more

After 6 years in detention, American citizen Baquer Namazi flew out of Iran

Baquer Namazi

One of Baquer Namazi’s sons was granted a one-week furlough for the first time in seven years. Namazi, 85, will undergo urgent surgery to clear a “severe blockage” of an artery. He has been held more than six years in detention in Iran. After more than six years in detention in Iran, an American citizen … Read more

US swaps prisoners with Taliban

taliban

A prisoner exchange involving the Taliban and the Us is completed. They exchange an American naval veteran. They get a significant ally of the Afghan government. Afghanistan’s foreign minister reports that a prisoner exchange involving the Taliban and the United States has been completed, exchanging an American naval veteran for a significant ally of the … Read more

Russia extends detention for WNBA star Brittney Griner

WNBA

Brittney Griner of the Women’s National Basketball Association was detained for the second time by a Russian court on Tuesday. Griner will be held in Russian custody at least until July 2. She was arrested in February at Sheremetyevo International Airport outside Moscow. Brittney Griner of the Women’s National Basketball Association was detained for the … Read more

If students forget their pens, pencils, or rulers, they risk being dismissed from class

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A school begins threatening students with expulsion if they fail to bring basic stationery to class, such as a pen, pencil, or ruler. Millfield High School in Thornton, Lancashire, received backlash from parents. In such a case, students will receive detentions and may even be kicked out of class temporarily. A school begins to threaten … Read more

Executions, detentions hang over Saudi legal reforms

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is attempting to improve its harsh justice system, but executions and harsh treatment of dissidents have eclipsed changes, raising doubts about how much will change. The kingdom is known for its strict interpretation of Islamic sharia law, which forms the basis of its judicial system. But in recent months it has moved ahead … Read more

EU demands ‘proper answer’ over detained staffer in China

China

The European Union has requested a “proper answer” from Chinese authorities in the case of an eight-month detention of a local employee at its Beijing mission. The EU Delegation in China staffer was detained by police in September 2021, the bloc confirmed in an emailed statement. “Despite multiple requests on our side to the Chinese … Read more

Leading Algeria opposition figure freed after 24-hour detention: lawyer

Karim Tabbou

Karim Tabbou, one of Algeria’s most prominent opposition members, was released Saturday following a 24-hour imprisonment for unknown reasons, according to his lawyer. Toufik Belala, writing on Facebook, said Tabbou was summoned to appear again before police on Wednesday. The lawyer did not elaborate and was unavailable for further comment. Tabbou was one of the … Read more