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Synonyms and antonyms of the word: detentions

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Another key group playing a central role in the fighting with Israel, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, boycotted the gathering to protest the detentions by the Palestinian Authority of its members, according to the group's leader, Ziyad al-Nakhala.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/egypt-ap-palestinian-hamas-fatah-b2384469.html

But after repeated detentions much of the key PTI leadership has defected, and numerous journalists sympathetic to the opposition leader are reported to have disappeared into custody.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/ex-pakistan-pm-imran-khan-gets-bail-extended-again-graft-case-3572506?cid=cna_flip_070214

Israel has launched a massive campaign of retaliatory detentions in the occupied West Bank.

Source: https://worldcrunch.com/focus-israel-palestine-war/west-bank-arrest-hostages-israel-revenge

'Saturday detentions have been included as part of our Behaviour Policy since 2017 and are only used when a student has disrupted the learning of others on multiple occasions in a school week.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12783811/Parents-slam-schools-prison-like-detention-policy-say-defy-orders-send-children-punishment-weekend.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Taliban intelligence and other officials in Kabul have remained silent over the detentions.

Source: http://www.aopnews.com/taliban/taliban-said-to-suspect-detained-ngo-workers-of-promoting-christianity/

The city agreed to end detentions based on requests from immigration enforcement agencies.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-11/huntington-park-settles-lawsuit-with-man-it-improperly-detained-handed-over-to-ice

The Cook Islands, Palau, Sierra Leone, and Togo flags have also been responsible for over 5,200 deficiencies or detentions issued by European Port State Control enforcement agencies.

Source: https://gcaptain.com/international-inspectors-put-worst-flags-in-the-crosshairs/

The EU on Monday announced a further round of human rights sanctions on Iran and called on Iranian authorities to cease arbitrary detentions and release all those illegally detained.

Source: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230128-parisians-take-to-the-streets-in-show-of-support-for-french-nationals-detained-in-iran

The organization also calls on states to end arbitrary detentions, unlawful killings, torture and other ill-treatment, which are frequently committed in much of the region.

Source: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/06/americas-oas-closure-civic-space/

The use of administrative detentions had hit a even before the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, human rights groups say.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/27/world/middleeast/ahed-tamimi-detained-israel.html

Two Russian activists detained in Kyrgyzstan in early June have had their detentions extended until September 4 and 9 as Bishkek decides whether to send them back to Russia.

Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/what-fate-awaits-russians-detained-in-central-asia-awaiting-extradition/

“Unfortunately, the detentions have intensified, and it still continues,” said Shukria, an Afghan refugee who fled Afghanistan after the Taliban’s takeover.

Source: http://www.aopnews.com/refugees_and_migrants/afghan-refugee-crackdown-continues-in-pakistan-despite-taliban-objections/