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- noun Plural form of
detention .
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There are residual components from Bush's approach that have carried over into the Obama administration, such as excessive claims of state secrets and long-term detentions in Afghanistan as well as the year-long phase-out of the Guantanamo prison and the three-year pull-out from Iraq.
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There are residual components from Bush's approach that have carried over into the Obama administration, such as excessive claims of state secrets and long-term detentions in Afghanistan as well as the year-long phase-out of the Guantanamo prison and the three-year pull-out from Iraq.
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T he relationship between the Japanese-American internment and the Guantanamo detentions is an interesting one.
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T he relationship between the Japanese-American internment and the Guantanamo detentions is an interesting one.
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Instead, his government continues to enforce political conformity using criminal prosecutions, long- and short-term detentions, mob harassment, police warnings, surveillance, house arrests, travel restrictions, and politically-motivated dismissals from employment.
A note to the chavistas reading this blog: the HRW report 2006
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Instead, his government continues to enforce political conformity using criminal prosecutions, long- and short-term detentions, mob harassment, police warnings, surveillance, house arrests, travel restrictions, and politically-motivated dismissals from employment.
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Within the past 12 months, Bahai rights groups say 23 Bahais across the country have been subjected to arbitrary arrests and short-term detentions, coupled with the confiscation of several Bahai properties.
Despite Grave Danger, Iran s Bahais Study at Underground University 2003
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Cuba's government relies on beatings, short-term detentions, forced exile and travel restrictions to repress virtually all forms of political dissent, New York-based Human Rights Watch said in a report this month.
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"The government is clearly putting pressure on the protesters and demonstration leaders through these short-term detentions," said Peter Bouckaert, emergencies director of Human Rights Watch.
latimes.com - News 2011
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In recent weeks, the Ladies in White have focused their protests on the eastern part of the country, including Cuba's second largest city, Santiago, prompting confrontations and dozens of short-term detentions.
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