detention
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On Monday, Supreme Court spokesperson Arjun Prasad Koirala said that the petitions were dismissed but that the court had ordered authorities to complete the investigation without granting any additional extensions of detention.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
"Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris are free and on their way to France, after three and a half years in detention in Iran," the French president wrote on X.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
Steyer has repeatedly expressed remorse about his former firm’s ties with the detention company.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
Many of those people still languish in detention centers, while many more have already been deported.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
I’d even seen her get out of detention like that.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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