Detention

National Police detained Podemos ex-deputy Serigne Mbaye in south Madrid on Thursday, accused of fleeing identification and resisting, following a vehicle theft alert. Mbaye claims it was a racist and aggressive action from the start, while the Government Delegation denies any discriminatory basis and launches an investigation. Seven people were arrested in total, including intervening neighbors.

23 Mwezi wa tatu, 2026 Imeripotiwa na AI

Captain Vijay Kumar and seven other Indian seafarers have left Bandar Abbas, Iran, for the Armenian border, nearly four months after their ship was detained. The UAE-based MT Valiant Roar was seized by Iran's IRGC on December 8, 2025, on suspicion of smuggling diesel. Regional crises and strikes on Iran delayed their release.

Muyiwa Adekeye, media adviser to former Kaduna governor Nasir El-Rufai, has expressed worries about his health and treatment while in detention by the ICPC. He alleged that El-Rufai suffered a nosebleed and that his wife was prevented from delivering a meal. The ICPC has not granted bail eight days after the detention began.

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Argentine lawyer Germán Giuliani, detained in Venezuela since May 2025, recorded a video shortly after his arrest denying charges of terrorism and narcotrafficking, and expressing fear for his life. The footage, recently released, shows his desperation and plea for help from Argentine diplomacy and international organizations. His wife, Virginia Rivero, confirmed the video's authenticity and renewed the call for his release.