house arrest
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Moraes had also previously denied Milei permission to visit the former president while he was under house arrest in Brasilia.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
In 2023, after Andrew Tate wrote on social media that he had spent 92 days in prison in Romania and several months under house arrest, Donald Trump Jr. wrote, “Absolute insanity.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
He was moved to house arrest in March for health reasons.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
Suu Kyi served a total of 15 years under intermittent house arrest imposed by the country’s military rulers between 1989 and 2010, and early in that ordeal she won the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Within two weeks, she was again banned, and placed under house arrest.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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