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289 people in Hong Kong held for violating security law
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, September 7 (ANI): At least 289 people have been arrested for allegedly violating the national security law in Hong Kong as protestors took to the streets protesting the draconian law imposed by mainland China in June.
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Nearly 90 people in Hong Kong held allegedly for violating security law
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, September 6 (ANI): At least 90 people have been arrested allegedly for violating the national security law in Hong Kong as protestors took to the streets against the draconian law imposed by mainland China in June.
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'Draconian' secuirty law not a solution for Hong Kong's crisis: Outgoing
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Aug 19 (ANI): The "draconian" national security law of Hong Kong is not a solution to the city's political crisis, according to outgoing European Union diplomat Carmen Cano adding who says she observed "growing fear and self-censorship" among Hongkongers.
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Police take Hong Kong media tycoon to his yacht as part of national securi
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, August 11 (ANI): Hong Kong police on Tuesday took media tycoon Jimmy Lai, who was arrested a day earlier under the draconian national security law, to his yacht as part of ongoing investigation.
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Pompeo 'troubled' by reports of arrest of Jimmy Lai, says it is further pr
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 11 (ANI): US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo on Monday said that he was "troubled" by reports of the arrest of Jimmy Lai, a media tycoon and critic of the Chinese Communist Party, under the draconian national security law in Hong Kong.
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France not to ratify extradition treaty signed with Hong Kong
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Paris [France], Aug 4 (ANI): France on Monday said it will not ratify the extradition agreement it signed on May 4, 2017 with Hong Kong following the implementation of draconian national security law in the erstwhile British colony.
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US House Committee on Foreign Affairs expresses 'deep concern' over arrest
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Aug 1 (ANI): Expressing 'deep concern' over arrest warrants under Hong Kong's draconian national security law for several democracy activists, US House Committee on Foreign Affairs on Friday (local time) said this action further undermines China's credibility as a rule-
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Hong Kong police seeking 6 people including Nathan Law on suspicion of bre
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Aug 1 (ANI): Continuing with the ruthless suppression of the dissenting voices in the erstwhile British colony, six people including activist Nathan Law Kwun-chung and former British consulate employee Simon Cheng Man-kit are being sought by Hong Kong police on suspicion of breaki
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Four members of Hong Kong pro-independence group arrested by police unit e
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 30 (ANI): Enforcing the draconian national security law, Hong Kong's new police unit arrested four student members of a pro-independence group, aged 16 to 21 on Wednesday, reported South China Morning Post.
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We stand with Hong Kong people, says US Secretary of State
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], July 16 (ANI): US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo on Wednesday (local time) said that his country stands with the people of Hong Kong where Beijing has recently imposed the draconian security law, which many say is aimed at crushing dissent.
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China trying to intimidate foreign, Chinese citizens overseas through Hong
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 16 (ANI): The draconian Hong Kong Security law not only impact those sitting in Hong Kong but also applies criminal penalties for vague political offences to anyone, anywhere in the world, regardless of whether they have a substantial connection to the city, The Diplom
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China vows retaliation after US ends preferential status for Hong Kong
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 15 (ANI): China has vowed to take retaliatory measures after US President Donald Trump ordered an end to preferential trade treatment for Hong Kong and signed legislation allowing sanctions over Beijing's enactment of a draconian security law in the semi-autonomous city
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