house arrest
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Deng also crushed intraparty democracy, Pei said, with only Zhao Ziyang—the reform-minded party secretary who was placed under house arrest after opposing the Tiananmen crackdown in 1989—daring to experiment with it briefly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
His co-conspirator Mark Chavez was sentenced to house arrest.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
Mrs. Kirchner is serving a six-year sentence under house arrest for fraud in the administration of public-works contracts in the province of Santa Cruz.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
Suu Kyi was placed under house arrest the following year.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
I am under house arrest here in The Cottage at the Moon Squadron aerodrome.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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