American students claim being wrongfully detained in China: Report

Mar 19, 2021

Beijing [China], March 19 : Nine students, including six Americans, who attended New York University in Shanghai, were detained by Chinese police in two...

US State Secretary Blinken speaks on phone with Paul Whelan, who is detained in Russia on espionage charges

Aug 17, 2023

US State Secretary Antony Blinken spoke with American Paul Whelan, who is detained in Russia

JNU students detained over protest demanding VC's resignation

Feb 26, 2026

The student protestors, led by JNUSU (Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union), were demanding the VC's resignation over her allegedly hateful remarks regarding Dalits and...

Tamil Nadu: Police detained over 10 PFI members protesting for release of detained students

Jun 13, 2020

Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 13 : Tamil Nadu Police on Saturday detained more than ten Popular front of India (PFI) protesters who were...

Trump administration secures release of detained Kuwaiti-American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin

Apr 25, 2026

Following intervention by the Trump administration, Kuwaiti-American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin has been acquitted and "permitted to depart" Kuwait after 52 days in detention. Previously...

Trump appreciates Iran's "gesture of goodwill" after release of detained American woman

Jul 16, 2026

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) expressed appreciation for Iran's "gesture of Goodwill" after the release of an American woman who, according...