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Wall Street Journal foreign correspondent Evan Gershkovich tells Bloomberg This Weekend how his reporting experience and knowledge of Russia helped him understand that his 2023 arrest on false espionage charges was likely intended to make him part of a prisoner exchange. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, Gershkovich discusses his 16 months in Russian prisons, his memoir This Cursed Beautiful Land and what Stephen Hubbard’s release says about Moscow’s use of detained Americans in its dealings with Washington. (Source: Bloomberg)

Lander says dozens remain in Israeli custody after being detained while helping Palestinian farmers harvest olives.

Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)--Kimitake Nakamura, director-general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's European Affairs Bureau, urged Russia to allow early consular access to a Japanese journalist detained there and his immediate release during a meeting with a senior Russian Foreign Ministry official in Moscow on Tuesday. Nakamura met with Lyudmila Vorobyova, director of the Russian Foreign M...

A partir desta terça-feira (20), cinco dias antes do segundo turno das eleições, nenhum eleitor pode ser preso ou detido por qualquer autoridade, com exceção de prisões em flagrante delito, prisões realizadas em razão de sentença criminal condenatória por crime inafiançável e desrespeito a salvo-conduto expedido pela Justiça Eleitoral.  A medida está prevista no artigo 236 do Código Eleitoral e tem como objetivo evitar que prisões ou detenções impeçam a participação de eleitores no pleito. Notícias relacionadas:MP pede ao TSE divulgação ampla de mudanças em locais de votação.DF e mais 4 estados não tiveram locais de votação alterados.Saiba como consultar o seu local de votação.A legislação prevê ainda que, caso ocorra alguma prisão nesse período, a pessoa detida deverá ser imediatamente apresentada ao juiz competente. Se a autoridade judicial constatar que a detenção é ilegal, deverá determinar a soltura e responsabilizar quem a realizou. A regra também foi aplicada no primeiro turno das eleições, realizado no último dia 4. Candidatos  Desde 10 de outubro, 15 dias antes da votação, candidatos que disputam o segundo turno também não podem ser presos ou detidos, exceto em flagrante delito. A mesma garantia se estende a mesários e fiscais de partido durante o exercício de suas funções, nos termos da legislação eleitoral.

The extension of the custody of the CJP activists comes amid a crackdown on near daily protests against the government.

O deputado estadual Marcelo Aguiar, do Partido Liberal, foi detido pela Polícia Militar de São Paulo, na madrugada desta segunda-feira (19), após fazer um disparo com uma arma de fogo no interior de um bar na Vila Nova Conceição, zona sul da capital paulista. O caso aconteceu em um estabelecimento na Rua Professor Atílio Innocenti e a PM foi acionada para atender a ocorrência. Chegando ao local, os policiais encontraram Aguiar aparentemente embriagado. Notícias relacionadas:Polícia do Rio apreende armas após morte de suboficial do Bope.MPF defende prisão de PM por matar estudante de medicina.A polícia informa que o político teria se desentendido com outras pessoas e disparado acidentalmente. A arma, uma pistola calibre 380, foi apreendida e a perícia foi acionada. Após depoimento, Aguiar foi liberado. O caso foi registrado como disparo de arma de fogo no 14º Distrito Policial, em Pinheiros. Não há registro de feridos. As investigações serão conduzidas pelo 15° DP. A Agência Brasil entrou em contato com o gabinete do deputado estadual e está aberta a manifestação. * Estagiário sob supervisão de Odair Braz Junior

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Along with other CJP workers, they displayed the national flag at the site and shouted slogans against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar before being detained and placed under preventive arrest

Indian police released Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke from detention on Saturday after the activist was detained ahead of a rally calling for the resignation of India's chief election commissioner. Two other CJP leaders remain in custody after having been arrested while demonstrating at a protest site that police had ruled off-limits.

“Where is Abhijeet Dipke? Where is Neha Bora? Detaining them without disclosing their whereabouts is blatantly illegal and deeply inhumane,” the DMK president asks

The youth-led movement planned a fresh Delhi protest after mass detentions last week and the jailing of two leaders.

Tokyo, Oct. 16 (Jiji Press)--Russia on Thursday notified Japan of the detention of a Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper reporter, but the Japanese government remains unable to have contact with him, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Thursday. "We'll do everything we can to realize a consular visit as soon as possible to check the journalist's health and ascertain the facts," Kihara told a ...

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)--Russian Ambassador to Japan Nikolay Nozdrev has rejected Japan's requests regarding the detention of a Japanese journalist by Russian authorities, the Russian Embassy in Tokyo said Thursday. On Wednesday, the Japanese Foreign Ministry summoned Nozdrev and requested information on the matter and humanitarian consideration for the detained journalist, while protes...

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday denied that the government has been involved in espionage activities in Russia, in response to Moscow's detention of a Japanese reporter on suspicion of espionage. "We'll convey our position," Takaichi told reporters at her office in Tokyo after Russian authorities said Tuesday that a reporter for the Hokkaido S...

Several Congress leaders, including party's media and publicity department head Pawan Khera, social media department head Supritya Shrinate, and Indian Youth Congress chief Uday Bhanu Chib, were also detained and later released

Tokyo, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government scrambled to gather information Wednesday following the news of Russia's detention of a Japanese reporter on suspicion of espionage, a move likely to further strain the two countries' relations that have already soured due to Japan's sanctions on Russia over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. The detention of the male reporter for Hokkaido Shi...

The police denied the allegations of use of force

Cockroach Janta Party volunteers detained after entering a popular protest site authorities had declared off-limits.

The Supreme Court directed the Union government and the Delhi Police to stop illegal detentions and allow free and smooth movement of people and traffic, as well as the operations of Metro and rail services, but “subject to law and public order”

The MP said the act of excess and detention was not a stray one, but planned and deliberately executed to mete out physical brutality

Police detained hundreds of protesters in Delhi for a second day on Sunday as sporadic protests broke out demanding India's election chief quit, while a court ordered the release of "cockroach" movement founder Abhijeet Dipke and two other senior leaders.

Demonstrators intercepted and detained as authorities crack down on 'cockroach' movement rally in central New Delhi.

Several instances of protesters being picked up and taken away in buses were reported through the day, with some alleging that they were not informed of the grounds for their detention

Delhi Police detained a delegation led by national general secretary Yudhvir Singh while it was on its way to Jantar Mantar

Officials say mobilising security arrangements to the scale seen on Saturday would not be feasible in the coming days, and that keeping protesters under detention for more than 24 hours would not be legal

The CPI(M) took out protest marches following the reports of the detention of senior leaders

The Mumbai police detained more than 200 people on October 9 to stop them from leaving for the capital

“A brutal atmosphere similar to that during the Emergency prevails in Delhi. The Delhi Police have turned violent like RSS-BJP goons,” the party says in a statement

Indian police detained Abhijeet Dipke, head of the satirical Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) movement, on Saturday ahead of a major protest against the Election Commission, the party said. "This is unprecedented," our guest Subir Sinha, director of the SOAS South Asia Institute, says.

Indian police detained the head of the satirical "cockroach" online movement on Saturday, the group said, ahead of a major protest against the Election Commission that triggered strict security measures. Our correspondent Navodita Kumari tells us more.