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WUC marks Tiananmen Anniversary, links 1989 crackdown to ongoing Uyghur re
Updated : 12 months ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) took to X to highlight the ongoing repression under the Chinese government and to pay tribute to the nonviolent pro-democracy demonstrators who were killed in 1989. The WUC connected the continuous violations of human rights in East Turkistan to the violent cr
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China trying to erase history, threaten human rights: Blinken on 33rd anni
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 4 (ANI): Commemorating the 33rd anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre where the Chinese government carried out mass killings of pro-democracy demonstrators, US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken said that despite attempts to eradicate history, the US continues to promot
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China: No justice 33 years after Tiananmen Massacre
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York [US], June 2 (ANI): Chinese authorities, over the last one year, have increased the harassment and persecution of activists for commemorating the June 04, 1989 Tiananmen Massacre, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday.
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Myanmar military deploys Chinese drones to guide its lethal clampdown on p
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], May 9 (ANI): As violent protests continue in the country, Myanmar's military has deployed Chinese-made drones to survey the situation and to guide its lethal clampdown on pro-democracy demonstrators.
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Biden's aide 'deeply concerned' over China's assault on Hong Kong
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 9 (ANI): US President-elect Joe Biden's proposed National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said that he was 'deeply concerned' about the imprisonment of pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong in wake of the draconian National Security Law imposed by the Chinese Comm
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To justify excess against Hong Kongers, pro-China police blame youngsters
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 13 (ANI): In a bid to justify its aggressive tactics towards pro-democracy demonstrators, the pro-China Hong Kong police are now accusing young Hong Kongers of committing crimes under the shadow of unrest.
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China furious after Trump signs bill backing Hong Kong protestors
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Nov 29 (ANI): An infuriated China on Thursday warned of "firm countermeasures" against the US a day after President Donald Trump signed the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, 2019, aimed at expressing support the pro-democracy demonstrators in the semi-autonomous city
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Hong Kong protests: Man in critical condition after being set ablaze
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Nov 11 (ANI): A man was set ablaze after he engaged in a heated argument with a group of pro-democracy demonstrators during the ongoing anti-government protest in Hong Kong on Monday.
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Hong Kong protests: Chinese military garrison unfurls warning flag for dem
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Oct 7 (ANI): In the first direct interaction between the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and pro-democracy demonstrators since the beginning of protests, the Chinese military garrison in Hong Kong on Sunday raised a yellow flag, warning protesters they could be prosecuted if the
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Hong Kong police fire tear gas at protestors during anti-surveillance rall
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Aug 24 (ANI): Violent clashes broke out between police and pro-democracy demonstrators on Saturday after thousands took to the streets of Kwun Tong district in eastern Hong Kong for an anti-government march.
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Hong Kong protesters form human chain across city 30 years after "Baltic W
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Aug 24 (ANI): Hong Kong's pro-democracy demonstrators on Friday night (local time) formed human chains across large parts of the city in a call for direct elections in a display that recalled a major anti-Soviet demonstration from 30 years ago.
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Hong Kong protest: Police fire tear gas at protestors in Sham Shui Po dist
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Aug 11 (ANI): Violent clashes broke out between police and pro-democracy demonstrators on Sunday after thousands took to the streets of Sham Shui Po district for an unauthorised march as a part of the ongoing anti-government protests.
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