detainment

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Film academy leaders apologized to ‘No Other Land’ co-director Hamdan Ballal for their initial response to his detainment, which members called ‘indefensible’ in an open letter.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

She added that the family of the British man had been able to speak to him following his detainment.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

To a pastor released after a warrantless detainment.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026

The case has been closely monitored by human rights groups including Amal Clooney's Clooney Foundation for Justice, which in October questioned the lengthy detainment, citing "repeated postponements and slow progress".

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

These unprovable suspicions, Jackson’s detainment in the laundry, Pierrot’s wretched delivery and the morning’s colossal heat were oppressive to Briony.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan