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Death Toll hits 146 in Hong Kong's deadliest apartment fire in decades
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
Authorities in Hong Kong said they have discovered 18 more human remains in the aftermath of the massive fire that tore through the Wang Fuk Court housing estate, raising the death toll to 146, Al Jazeera reported.
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China expresses paranoia over perceived "threats"
Updated : 12 months ago IST
On June 4, 2025, Hong Kong authorities arrested citizens, including a 15-year-old, for peaceful acts marking the Tiananmen anniversary. The Chinese Communist Party continues to suppress free speech, rewrite history, and use propaganda to control narratives on issues like Taiwan, press freedo
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Parents of US-based activist questioned by Hong Kong national security pol
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Hui, who was granted political asylum in the United States and currently serves as the policy and advocacy coordinator at the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation, is one of several overseas activists wanted by Hong Kong authorities under the city's sweeping national security law, H
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International Federation of Journalists condemns sentencing of Hong Kong j
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the prosecution of journalist Chung Pui-Kuen and called on Hong Kong authorities to uphold their commitment to press freedom.
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Intl' journalist organisation urges Hong Kong authorities to allow coverag
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) urged the representatives of the Hong Kong Police Force to allow media to function freely to cover the commemorations of the Tiananmen Square Massacre held at Hong Kong's Causeway Bay.
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Radio Free Asia quits Hong Kong, citing press freedom concerns
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The move comes shortly after the enactment of Article 23 by the Hong Kong authorities, a national security law that watchdogs warn will further erode press freedom within the city.
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US condemns Hong Kong authorities’ 'harassment’ of pro-democracy activists
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The US State Department on Friday said it has “strongly condemned” the Hong Kong authorities’ “ongoing harassment” of family members of pro-democracy activists living overseas, CNN reported.
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Hong Kong's exiled activists subject to arrest, bounty: Report
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
he Hong Kong authorities have intensified its new campaign against overseas activists this month which could give a chilling effect.
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Chinese embassy 'firmly opposes' UK's Hong Kong report
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
On Thursday, the UK foreign office published a six-monthly report on Hong Kong, stating that "the Chinese and Hong Kong authorities are undermining the rights and freedoms promised to Hong Kongers under the Sino-British Joint Declaration."
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UN experts ask Hong Kong authorities to repeal national security law
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], July 27 (ANI): United Nations-backed human rights experts on Wednesday called on authorities in Hong Kong to repeal a national security law as it slammed China's tightening grip on the semi-autonomous region.
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Hong Kong bans select media outlets from swearing-in of new chief executiv
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 18 (ANI): Hong Kong authorities have banned select media outlets from covering incoming leader John Lee's inauguration, citing COVID-19 pandemic restrictions and security reasons.
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Activists demonstrate in Tokyo as Hong Kong marks third anniversary of Jun
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 13 (ANI): Central Tokyo was a swathe of black and yellow on Sunday, June 12, when activists from Hong Kong marked the third anniversary of the June 12 demonstrations which had called on Hong Kong authorities to withdraw the Fugitive Offenders' bill, and in which the polic
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