Arrests
5 LAS News stories tagged “Arrests”, newest first. Every story links its sources.
Dozens arrested outside London Supreme Court as Palestine Action ban appeal proceeds
Police detained activists outside the Supreme Court on 4 November amid a two‑day appeal against the UK government’s ban on Palestine Action. The group’s legal team argues the ban criminalises peaceful protest.
LAS News Desk · 4 Nov 2026, 21:16 WAT · 5 sources
Hundreds of thousands rally across France as protests over living costs turn violent in several cities
Around 320,000 people demonstrated in France on the third weekend of nationwide protests, with police reporting about 70,000 in Paris and more than 290 arrests after clashes and tear‑gas use in multiple cities.
LAS News Desk · 31 Oct 2026, 23:46 WAT · 6 sources
FBI’s Operation Blackout leads to nine arrests and seizure of 53 devices in Nigeria
The FBI announced that its Operation Blackout resulted in nine arrests in Nigeria, the confiscation of 53 electronic devices and the identification of about $11 million in potentially freeze‑able funds linked to an international cybercrime network.
LAS News Desk · 26 Oct 2026, 10:15 WAT · 3 sources
Israeli police arrest ten settlers after attacks on US journalist and European officials in West Bank
Israeli police carried out pre‑dawn raids in the occupied West Bank, detaining ten people suspected of involvement in assaults on American photojournalist Heidi Levine and a convoy of European diplomats, a move described as unusual amid rising settler violence.
LAS News Desk · 19 Oct 2026, 23:15 WAT · 10 sources
Macron condemns violence as thousands arrested in France's cost‑of‑living protests
French President Emmanuel Macron denounced the unrest sparked by rising living costs and school conditions, announcing a crackdown that saw between 1,800 and 2,400 people detained and ordering protection of public buildings.
LAS News Desk · 19 Oct 2026, 12:16 WAT · 8 sources