Day 1,585: detain, allegedly, brawl

Since arriving in Japan three decades ago, and applying for asylum, Ali has been detained for four years in total.

The trigger was a brawl among some Kurds in July, which allegedly caused a hospital emergency ward to shut down for five hours.

Meet the Japanese Kurds

Artwork of the day 
The Beggars' Brawl
Georges de la Tour
Date: 1620
Style: Tenebrism
Genre: genre painting
Media: oil, canvas
Location: J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA, US
Dimensions: 33.75 x 55.5 cm

Word of the day 
detain: to force someone officially to stay in a place 
brawl: a noisy, rough, uncontrolled fight 
allegedly: used when something illegal or wrong is said to have been done, but has not been proved 

Quote of the day
“Have been unavoidably detained by the world. Expect us when you see us.”― Neil Gaiman, Stardust