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Greta Thunberg detained for supporting Palestinian political prisoners on hunger strike

Greta Thunberg was arrested at a demonstration in support of the Palestine Action protesters who are on hunger strike in prison, according to the Prisoners for Palestine protest group.

2025-12-02 17:26

Police detain Federica Mogherini in anti-fraud probe

The EU's former foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, has been detained during police raids as part of an anti-fraud investigation, Belgian media reported.

2025-09-06 20:13

By Wesam Bahrani

Israelis make mass arrests of Palestinian civilians as leverage

TEHRAN – Investigation reveals the majority of Palestinians kidnapped after October 2023 are civilians with no affiliation to Hamas or any resistance movement.

2025-07-07 15:54

Israeli forces arrest Al Mayadeen bureau chief in West Bank

Israeli occupation forces arrested Nasser al-Lahham, director of Al Mayadeen’s office in occupied Palestine, on Monday, during a pre-dawn raid on his home in Beit Lahm, southern West Bank.

2025-06-27 21:26

Mass ICE arrests target Iranian community amid rising Iranophobia in US

TEHRAN — In a sweeping escalation of anti-Iranian policies, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has detained 130 Iranian nationals across the United States in the past week alone, with 670 now held in detention centers.

2025-05-04 23:00

Controversial UK raids target seven Iranians, prompting calls for legal clarity

TEHRAN – British police’s so-called “counter-terrorism” unit has arrested eight men, including seven Iranian nationals, in two separate operations, sparking accusations from critics of systemic bias and politically motivated overreach.

2025-01-28 22:25

Report: Israeli minister scrapped Brussels trip over arrest warrant fears

Amichai Chikli, Israel’s diaspora minister, was set to speak at a European Parliament event on Tuesday marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

2024-09-15 20:02

Venezuela arrests US, EU citizens over alleged coup plot

Venezuela on Saturday arrested three United States citizens, two Spaniards and a Czech national over their alleged participation in a U.S.-sponsored plot to kill President Nicolás Maduro and several members of his government.

2024-09-10 18:16

Police seize haul of historical artifacts from smugglers at Tehran airport

TEHRAN - Iranian police forces have recently confiscated 1,956 historical relics from local and international smugglers at Imam Khomeini Airport in Tehran.

2024-09-08 19:51

Nearly 3 dozen Palestinians arrested in West Bank

Israeli forces have arrested at least 35 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank at the weekend, Wafa reported.

2024-08-27 19:07

Arrest of Telegram CEO in France sparks global concerns over free speech

In a stunning turn of events that has rattled the global tech industry, Europe turned out to be a perilous place for tech executives after the arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in France, prominent tech figures said.

2024-08-25 19:20

Israeli forces arrest 35 Palestinians in West Bank

At least 35 Palestinians have been detained in the past two days across the occupied West Bank, the latest joint statement by the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society and the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs said on Sunday.

2024-07-21 22:57

Israeli forces make more arrests in West Bank

The Palestinian Prisoners Club reported on Sunday that Israeli forces arrested at least 26 Palestinians over the past two days across the occupied West Bank.

2024-06-11 22:23

NY police attack pro-Palestine protesters

Protesters gathered Monday at Union Square in New York City to demonstrate against Israel's ongoing war in the Gaza Strip and express solidarity with Palestinians.

2024-05-24 22:57

UK arrests anti-war protesters

British police have arrested 16 people at a protest organized by a pro-Palestinian student group at Oxford University, in the latest flare-up on a prestigious campus over the war in Gaza, Le Monde reported.

2024-05-20 15:59

ICC seeks arrest warrant against Netanyahu for war crimes

The International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity over the Gaza war, the court’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour in an exclusive interview on Monday.

2024-04-05 22:01

Turkey captures 8 suspected of spying for Mossad

Eight suspects accused of spying for the Israeli intelligence service Mossad were detained in a joint operation by the National Intelligence Organization (MIT) and Istanbul police, Turkish authorities said Friday.

2024-03-02 18:14

Illegal diggers arrested near Pasargadae

TEHRAN – The commander of the Cultural Heritage Protection Unit in Fars province announced the arrest of four unauthorized excavators near Pasargadae in southern Iran.

2024-02-26 23:03

Over 7,250 Palestinians arrested in West Bank since October 7

The Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees’ Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS) said that the Israeli forces detained about 7,255 Palestinian citizens from the West Bank since the beginning of the aggression against the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023.