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The Byrnes said they had their fingerprints taken and passports confiscated.

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It led to the apartheid regime confiscating his passport, but it strengthened Fugard's resolve to keep breaking racial barriers and exposing the injustices of apartheid.

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The South African government has said it will not take part in "counterproductive megaphone diplomacy" following a fresh social media post by US President Donald Trump repeating his claim that Pretoria was confiscating land.

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His family was held for three days in "unimaginable conditions", says Ahmad, who claims they were only given one blanket per family, and one piece of bread per day, and that their phones were confiscated.

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She had been encouraged to take a photo of the men's confiscated ID cards at the hotel and when she returned to the UK she used this information to look up their social media accounts.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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