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Tiananmen Square's 'Pillar of Shame' statue replica to be unveiled in Taiw
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], June 1 (ANI): A three-meter tall replica of the "Pillar of Shame" statue honouring the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square incident will be unveiled at a commemorative vigil in Taiwan on Saturday evening, local media reported.
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Xi backs new Hong Kong leader John Lee who oversaw crackdown on democracy
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], May 31 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday met newly appointed Hong Kong chief executive, John Lee and thanked him for achieving a major transition in the city what he described as from "chaos to order."
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US, China ideological divide exposed after Russia-Ukraine war
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], May 29 (ANI): According to experts, the Russia-Ukraine war in Eastern Europe has exposed the ideological divisions over democracy and authoritarianism between the US and China, and they highlighted the difficulty of bringing the conflict to an end as well as the risks of a m
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China may benefit from Elon Musk's Twitter ownership: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], May 26 (ANI): With Tesla CEO Elon Musk's deal to buy Twitter on hold, Amazon owner Jeff Bezos wondered whether Musk's ownership of Twitter might benefit China at democracy's expense.
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Hong Kong: Pro-democracy activist put to 10-month sentence over illegal vo
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, May 26 (ANI): A Hong Kong court on Tuesday jailed democracy activist Benny Tai, also a former law professor, for 10 months on charges of the illegal promotion of a strategic voting scheme for the 2016 Legislative Council (LegCo) elections.
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Pakistan's use of religion to establish legitimacy for state power takes c
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Pakistan's systemic use of religion to establish legitimacy for state power was a key talking point at The Democracy Forum's on Wednesday's virtual seminar, 'Making sense of Pakistan's Islamophobia syndrome', at which a panel of experts gathered to discuss
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Quad calls for swift restoration of democracy in Myanmar
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 24 (ANI): The Quad leaders on Tuesday expressed concern over the crisis situation in Myanmar and called for the swift restoration of democracy with the urgent implementation of the ASEAN Five Point Consensus.
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We have used democracy to bring positive change in lives of people in 8 ye
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Tokyo [Japan], May 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the BJP-led government has strived in the past eight years to make a positive change in the lives of people and has fostered a strong, resilient and responsible democracy in the country.
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Democracy in India is a global public good, says Rahul Gandhi in London
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London [UK], May 20 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that democracy in India is a global public good and the people of the country have managed democracy at an unparalleled scale.
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Politics in the name of religion, threat to democracy: Ashok Gehlot slams
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], May 19 (ANI): After the Supreme Court adjourned the hearing in the Gyanvapi mosque case till Friday, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot slammed the Centre for 'doing politics in the name of religion' and posing a 'threat to democracy'.
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Human rights crisis in Hong Kong makes Taiwan 'safe haven' for runaways
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], May 19 (ANI): Following the shrinkage of democracy since Beijing clamped the stringent National Security Law in Hong kong, people fighting for their freedom have been escaping in boats to Taiwan to look for a safe haven.
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US charges its citizen, 4 Chinese nationals for espionage
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 18 (ANI): The United States charged four Chinese nationals and a US citizen allegedly for spying on pro-democracy activists and rights leaders, a Russian news agency reported on Thursday citing the US Department of Justice.
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