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...with 40 other men. There were no lights or toilets, no water for days on end and food, when served, was "filthy." A detective inspector told Chikowore that "people like me were terrorists, sell-outs and not to be trusted," and that there was a campaign under way to detain all such suspects. "He showed [me] a list of 23 targeted freelance journalists," said Chikowore. As if to remove any doubt about the purpose of making such a list, it was under the heading: "Election 2008 targeted journalists...
...original investigator, Detlev Mehlis, a German prosecutor, produced two sensational reports during his six-month tenure that read more like crime thrillers. A draft version of the first report in October 2005 even named four leading Syrian security officials as suspects. Mehlis also advised the Lebanese authorities to detain four top Lebanese generals who were close to Syria. They have been held without charge in a Beirut prison since August...
...world without habeas corpus, the government can detain you indefinitely without showing cause,” Catalano said. “If you are in a cell and there is no judge to hear you when you scream, do you make a sound...
...Nine years later, the United States is the main enemy and the President aims to consolidate his revolution by overhauling the constitution for a second time, ending presidential term limits, making it easier for the state to expropriate private property, and allowing the government to detain citizens without charge in a state of emergency. And the changing times have changed the fortunes of the Chavezes, leaving their humble beginnings behind to become the most powerful family in the state...
...Tibetan Buddhists faced greater repression in recent months, said the report, as authorities continued to detain and imprison Tibetans for peaceful expression and nonviolent action - at least 100 such cases were identified...