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Chinese authorities drag-off Dutch journalist, forcibly shut down his came
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], February 6 (ANI): A Dutch journalist, who was reporting about the Winter Olympics in Beijing, was dragged off by local authorities during a live show and his camera was also shut down forcibly by the authorities.
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Chinese authorities scramble to house arrest, silence critics ahead of Bei
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 2 (ANI): Chinese authorities have detained activists in their homes and sent others to jail, censors have shut down the social media accounts of prominent critics and officials have warned Olympians that protest could bring a prosecution soon before the start of
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Hong Kong: 2022 starts with 'mis-happenings' for press freedom
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, January 29 (ANI): The freedom of expression in Hong Kong witnessed a massive crackdown by the Chinese authorities in the past months and the latest example of it is a pro-democracy media outlet Citizen News, which was shut down at the starting of 2022.
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Winter Olympics: Zero COVID cases prestige issue for China
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], January 26 (ANI): Chinese citizens are locked in a never-ending cycle of COVID testing and no news about the resident's condition is permitted to leave the lockdown as the Chinese authorities do not want to embarrass the leadership in front of the world during the Winter Oly
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Beijing 2022 COVID-19 countermeasures adjusted even as cases of virus emer
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], January 25 (ANI): The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games Organizing Committee (BOCOG) and the Chinese authorities have adjusted the Games' COVID-19 rules, a move that means fewer athletes are likely to be tripped up by positive tests.
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Expert draws parallels between China and Taliban as Xi destroying Tibetan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], January 23 (ANI): Drawing similarities between Taliban and Xi Jinping, Strategic expert Brahma Chellaney said that Chinese authorities demolished a 99-foot statue of Lord Buddha in a Tibetan region of Sichuan in the same manner when the Taliban destroyed the Bamiyan Buddhas.
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Rights group raises alarm as Beijing's threats to muzzle athletes ahead of
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], January 21 (ANI): The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has raised concern about the veiled threats issued by Chinese authorities over freedom of speech ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 next month.
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China cracks down on human rights activists ahead of Winter Olympics next
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], January 20 (ANI): Chinese authorities are detaining human rights activists to strike out any potential dissent and criticism right ahead of the next month's Winter Olympics.
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Activists continue to speak against Chinese authorities over restrictions
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], January 20 (ANI): A Tibetan activist, Tashi Wangchuk who called on Chinese authorities to allow the use of Tibetan in schools, government jobs and other sectors of Tibetan public life is again speaking out against language restrictions after spending five years in prison for
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Taiwan jails 5 Chinese bizmen for buying votes for Kuomintang candidate Ha
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], January 18 (ANI): The Taipei District Court on Monday sentenced jail term to five businesspeople working in China, who were found guilty of taking money from Chinese authorities to buy votes for Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) candidate Han Kuo-yu in the 2020 presidential
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Russia says China lifts restrictions on railroad cargo imports
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 14 (ANI): The Russian Railways (RZD) company has been notified by Chinese authorities that the restriction on cross-border cargo deliveries, imposed on November 30 as part of COVID-19 measures, no longer applies starting Friday, local news reported.
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Two Tibetan monks arrested by Chinese authorities were held with no word t
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 13 (ANI): Two Tibetan monks arrested by authorities in China's Sichuan province are incommunicado five months after being taken into custody, with family members increasingly worried about their well-being.
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