‘Dragged by hair, paraded in Israeli flag’: Flotilla eyewitnesses detail Greta Thunberg’s harrowing detention; prison conditions harsh, unsanitary

Flotilla eyewitnesses detail Greta Thunberg’s harrowing detention Eyewitnesses on a flotilla carrying aid to Gaza described environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg being dragged, beaten, and paraded by Israeli forces after her detention. The accounts depict a scene of intimidation and mistreatment that shocked those on board.An email from the Swedish foreign ministry to people close to […]

‘State sponsors of wrongful detention’: Trump to sign order protecting Americans abroad; penalise nations detaining US citizens

US President Donald Trump The Donald Trump administration is set to issue an executive order as early as Friday establishing a state sponsors of wrongful detention designation for countries that illegally detain US nationals.The move is aimed at holding foreign governments accountable and protecting Americans traveling abroad from wrongful imprisonment or hostage situations, reported CBS […]

Why are JK Rowling, Elon Musk calling UK ‘police state’? Detention row deepens: ‘This is totalitarianism’

JK Rowling, left, and Elon Musk JK Rowling and Elon Musk have branded the UK a “police state” after comedian Graham Linehan was arrested at Heathrow Airport, where armed officers detained him over social media posts now under investigation.Rowling condemned the arrest in a post on X, writing, “What has the UK become? This is […]

Alligator Alcatraz: US judge halts construction at Florida’s detention centre; suit argues project threatens environmentally sensitive wetlands

A US federal judge halted construction for two weeks on Thursday at a Florida Everglades immigrant detention facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz” while evaluating potential environmental law violations.The facility, established two months ago at an underutilised single-runway training airport, accommodates up to 3,000 detainees in temporary tent structures. Judge Kathleen Williams’ order prohibits additional filling, […]

How Louisana Became ICE Detention Central

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement wants to operate more like a business — like FedEx or Amazon. Brent McDonald and Campbell Robertson traveled to a small commercial airport in Alexandria, La., that has become the No. 1 ICE transit hub in the country. Source link

Asked for a toilet that flushed…: Indian-origin British man Harpinder Chauhan recounts ordeal at US detention center, was called ‘chihuahua’

Indian-origin British businessman said he was denied a proper working toilet, his medicine at ICE detention center. Indian-origin British businessman who had lived in the United States since 2016 was detained by the ICE in February after his barbecue franchise in Florida bankrupted him and he got into trouble with his taxes. In June, he […]

‘Worrying disappearance’: 18-year-old French national missing in Iran; 20 Europeans under detention in country

An 18-year-old Frenchman, who also holds German citizenship, has gone missing in Iran during a cycling trip that began on June 16, a French diplomatic source was quoted as saying to news agency AFP on Sunday. The missing teen has been identified as Lennart Monterlos, based on social media posts, particularly from Instagram.“This disappearance is […]

First challenge to courthouse arrest: Family with ailing child fights US Immigration detention; lawsuit alleges rights violations

In a first of its kind lawsuit involving children, a Honduran mother and her two young children have sued the US government over their arrest outside a Texas courthouse, alleging violations of constitutional rights. The family, who legally entered the US using the CBP One app, is detained at the Dilley immigration processing center and […]

Watch: Mahmoud Khalil reunites with family after 104 days in detention; vows to speak up for Palestine even if threatened with death

Mahmoud Khalil reunited with family (Photo: AP) Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian rights advocate and Columbia University graduate, was released after spending over three months in US immigration detention, reuniting with his wife and infant son. The 30-year-old legal US resident walked free from a Louisiana facility on Friday evening after a federal judge ruled his […]