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But the CHP - which is centrist and secular - argues that the detentions are politically motivated and aimed at silencing the opposition.

From BBC

He says judicial reviews have confirmed that the framework is complaint with human rights and contains crucial safeguards against the risk of arbitrary detention.

From BBC

Families were split, children dragged into detention alone, even citizens were detained.

That order from a lower court judge barred agents from carrying out detentions based on ethnicity, languages being spoken, employment or location.

From Salon

They are seizing people using firearms, physical violence, and warehouse detentions,” she wrote.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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