Keywords: Detention


Cheikha Trax Remains in Custody as Marrakech Court Postpones Trial to October 21

A Moroccan court has postponed proceedings against artist Cheikha Trax until October 21, while she remains in pretrial detention over allegations linked to an audio recording attributed to her, according to the information provided about the case. The case is being heard by the Court of First Instance......

UN calls for accountability over migrant deaths in US custody

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has called for greater accountability from US authorities following a rise in the number of migrant deaths in immigration detention facilities. Addressing the UN Human Rights Council, Türk said four additional migrants had died......

Togo: Three Filmmakers Granted Temporary Freedom After Over a Month in Detention

Arrested at the end of July while filming an episode of The Roads of the Impossible in northern Togo, French directors Gaël Mocaër and Sebastian Perez Pezzani, along with their Togolese collaborator Fred Vedomey, have been granted temporary freedom. This judicial decision ends several weeks of detention,......

Russia releases ailing former US Marine Robert Gilman after Putin grants pardon

Russia has released former US Marine Robert Gilman after President Vladimir Putin approved a pardon on humanitarian grounds, according to US officials, ending the American citizen’s detention in Russia since 2022. The 32-year-old was serving a prison sentence following his conviction for assaulting......

U.S. immigration arrests reach record level with 51,000 detentions reported in July

U.S. immigration authorities recorded a new monthly high in arrests of undocumented migrants in July, with approximately 51,000 people taken into custody, according to figures cited by U.S. media and federal sources. A senior official at the Department of Homeland Security confirmed to The Independent......

Lyon woman charged after death of three-year-old child in suspected poisoning case

French prosecutors have charged a 35-year-old woman in connection with the death of her three-year-old son in Lyon, as investigators continue to examine the circumstances surrounding the child's fatal poisoning. The woman was formally charged on Thursday and placed in pretrial detention, according......

Greek mayor remanded in custody over devastating wildfire near Athens

A Greek court has ordered the pre-trial detention of a mayor accused of responsibility in connection with the massive wildfire that swept through western Athens last week, marking a significant development in the country's response to one of its most destructive fires of the summer. The decision......

Athens murder investigation advances as suspect is remanded over British woman's death

Greek authorities have placed a 26-year-old suspect in pre-trial detention as the investigation into the killing of a British woman found dead inside a suitcase in Athens moves into a new judicial phase. The victim, a 38-year-old British national, was discovered in mid-July after her body was found......

French man charged in alleged incest case involving his daughters

A 48-year-old man from the Aude department in southern France has been formally charged and placed in pretrial detention as part of an investigation into allegations of rape and sexual assault involving his daughters, French prosecutors have confirmed. The case began after the eldest daughter, now 18,......