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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.
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026
Guanipa is now under house arrest.
—Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
The judge ordered both teens to have no contact with the victim and will be placed on house arrest if bond is posted.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
If King posts bail, he will be placed on house arrest and not allowed to leave for any reason other than attending court.
—Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026
Guanipa is now under house arrest.
—Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
The judge ordered both teens to have no contact with the victim and will be placed on house arrest if bond is posted.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
If King posts bail, he will be placed on house arrest and not allowed to leave for any reason other than attending court.
—Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
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“House arrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/house%20arrest. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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