Authorities detained one person in that case but released him for a lack of evidence.

I had just about convinced myself that Iran is not a police state - and then the authorities detained me for a second time.

Authorities arrested the men on 21 September and detained them for the duration of their trial.

The authorities here have detained several of his relatives.

Find out how long the authorities can detain you for questioning before they have to make formal charges.

The authorities often detain political opponents without charge for both short and long periods of time.

The authorities have detained several members of a family that was living at the farm where the bodies were unearthed.

A short while later, the crew was also released and authorities detained five men in connection with the hijacking.

The authorities detained three Asian teenagers but later released them without filing charges.

Authorities detained a suspect in that case but released him because of lack of evidence.