Read more detention stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/31683/detention.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:21:12 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68016/cia-will-cover-legal-bills-for-officers-in-inquiry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLeon Panetta couldn't stop the Justice Department's widening inquiry into the CIA's interrogation policies, but the agency's director can make sure his employees don't go broke paying legal fees. The agency will see to it that case officers caught up in the investigation have representation, the Washington Post reports. Most...http://www.newser.com/story/68016/cia-will-cover-legal-bills-for-officers-in-inquiry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 28 Aug 2009 9:50:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66470/iran-protesters-were-tortured.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Iranian prosecutor general admitted today that protesters arrested in the wake of the disputed presidential election were tortured, the New York Times reports. The comments by Qorbanali Dori-Najafabadi were the first official acknowledgments of torture made by an Iranian government official. Dori-Najafabadi blamed what he called a few “painful...http://www.newser.com/story/66470/iran-protesters-were-tortured.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 09 Aug 2009 11:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62951/obama-plans-indefinite-terror-detentions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn a move that echoes the Bush administration’s approach to terror suspects, the Obama White House has drafted an executive order that would allow for their indefinite detention, the Washington Post reports. The move is said to be motivated by growing concerns that President Obama won’t be able to strike...http://www.newser.com/story/62951/obama-plans-indefinite-terror-detentions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 26 Jun 2009 17:14:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62724/afghan-detainees-allege-abuse-at-us-base.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMany Afghans once detained by the US military at Bagram air base, north of Kabul, say they were treated similarly to abused prisoners at Abu Ghraib in Iraq, the BBC reports. “They did things that you would not do against animals let alone to humans,” a former detainee said, including...http://www.newser.com/story/62724/afghan-detainees-allege-abuse-at-us-base.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 24 Jun 2009 13:13:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62466/iran-arrests-newsweek-reporter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIranian authorities have arrested a Canadian journalist who works for Newsweek, reports the magazine. Maziar Bahari—who has covered Iran for a decade from his home there—was asleep when officers raided the apartment he shares with his mom, seized his laptop and videotapes, and took him away. A photojournalist...http://www.newser.com/story/62466/iran-arrests-newsweek-reporter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 22 Jun 2009 3:34:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60181/obama-demands-suu-kyi-freedom.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama issued a sharply worded statement yesterday demanding the "immediate and unconditional" release of Burmese democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi, reports the BBC. Her "detention, isolation, and show trial based on spurious charges cast serious doubt on the Burmese regime's willingness to be a responsible member of the...http://www.newser.com/story/60181/obama-demands-suu-kyi-freedom.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 27 May 2009 2:59:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58550/torture-sheik-detained.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn Abu Dhabi prince captured on videotape torturing a grain merchant has been detained by authorities, CNN reports. Sheik Issa bin Zayed al-Nahyan is under house arrest pending an investigation, officials of the United Arab Emirates have told the US State Department. The videotape shows the prince beating, burning and...http://www.newser.com/story/58550/torture-sheik-detained.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 10 May 2009 6:16:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58148/iran-to-hear-detained-journos-appeal-next-week.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi will get her chance to overturn or lighten an 8-year prison sentence for spying early next week, when an Iranian court will hear her appeal, Reuters reports. Saberi’s father said the 32-year-old is “very weak,” having been on hunger strike for two weeks. Iranian officials deny...http://www.newser.com/story/58148/iran-to-hear-detained-journos-appeal-next-week.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 05 May 2009 15:10:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55776/father-of-us-journo-jailed-in-iran-demands-her-freedom.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe father of the Iranian-American journalist jailed for spying in Iran says he will remain in the country until she is freed, the AP reports. “I demand them to release my daughter as soon as possible so that she can return to her normal life and continue her job,” Reza...http://www.newser.com/story/55776/father-of-us-journo-jailed-in-iran-demands-her-freedom.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Apr 2009 13:40:27 CDT