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Roberts, as the mastermind, received an 8-year prison sentence while the others were given house arrest.
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 28 Feb. 2026
But Kiir placed Machar under house arrest following new outbreaks of violence in March.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
Amir Hossein Ganjbakhsh, a political activist based in the United States, advocates for bringing Pahlavi’s supporters together with those of Mirhossein Mousavi, the former prime minister who became the symbolic leader of the Green Movement and has languished under house arrest since 2011.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026
Guanipa is now under house arrest.
—Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 28 Feb. 2026
But Kiir placed Machar under house arrest following new outbreaks of violence in March.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
Amir Hossein Ganjbakhsh, a political activist based in the United States, advocates for bringing Pahlavi’s supporters together with those of Mirhossein Mousavi, the former prime minister who became the symbolic leader of the Green Movement and has languished under house arrest since 2011.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026
Guanipa is now under house arrest.
—Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
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“House arrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/house%20arrest. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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