Tag: Detained
Ahmed Zaoui detained in Algeria for democracy statements, lawyer says
RNZ News
The Algerian democracy advocate Ahmed Zaoui, a New Zealand citizen, has been arrested by Algerian security forces after commenting on human rights violations...
Korean doomsday sect Grace Road saga deepens with leader in...
By Henry Pope
Fiji's government has taken the local leader of an influential South Korean doomsday sect into immigration custody after he and several other...
Fiji immigration officials detain Grace Road cult leader Daniel Kim
By Vijay Narayan and Mosese Raqio in Suva
Grace Road group Fiji president Daniel Kim is currently in Fiji immigration custody as he has been...
‘New Zealand, get me off this island,’ pleads 9-year Iran refugee...
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist
A second group of refugees detained in offshore Australian detention camps have arrived in New Zealand.
Four people touched down...
Arrests, torture, beatings and jail – inside Myanmar’s daily junta reality
SPECIAL REPORT: By Phil Thornton
The military’s brutality is a daily reality for all the people of Myanmar. As Myanmar’s army prepares to deploy and...
Papuan pro-independence activist Yeimo to stand trial next week
By Ronna Nirmala in Jakarta
A pro-independence activist in Indonesia’s Papua province will stand trial next week on charges of treason, says his lawyer.
A day...
Indonesian police make an arbitrary arrest of 5 students in Jayapura
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Indonesian police have made an arbitrary arrest of ffve students holding a peaceful action in front of the Jayapura University of...
Ardern slams Australia for dumping over Turkey ‘terrorist’ detainees
By RNZ News
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has lashed out at Australia for dumping responsibility for a woman and two young children detained at the...