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Hong Kong police detain 11 for aiding pro-democracy activists' escape atte
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 14 (ANI): The Hong Kong national security police have arrested a lawyer, a Ukrainian man and nine others on suspicion of bankrolling an attempt by 12 Hong Kong pro-democracy protestors to flee the city in order to escape to Taiwan amid Beijing's imposition of the draconian
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Hong Kong accuses West of 'double standards' for condemning mass arrests
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 10 (ANI): As the US, UK, Australia and Canada jointly condemned the mass arrests of over 50 politicians and activists in Hong Kong under Beijing's draconian National Security Law, Hong Kong has responded stating that the security law applied to every person in the city and
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Hong Kong arrests threaten passage of EU-China investment deal: European P
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 9 (ANI): The EU-China investment deal, tentatively reached just last week, faces a new hurdle as a growing number of European Parliament members expressed concern on Wednesday over the mass arrests of over 50 pro-democracy politicians in Hong Kong under Beijing's draconian
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Canada calls for transparency in trial of 12 Hong Kong pro-democracy prote
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Ottowa [Canada], December 29 (ANI): Ottawa has voiced its concern over the judicial procedures performed by Beijing on 12 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists - also known as the Shenzen 12 -- who were detained in Shenzhen in August while attempting to flee to Taiwan as the Chinese Communist Pa
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Hong Kong police launches search for 30 pro-democracy activists living ove
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 27 (ANI): Hong Kong police have launched a search for 30 pro-democracy activists, including former lawmakers Ted Hui Chi-fung and Sixtus Baggio Leung Chung-hang, living abroad over violation of the city's draconian National Security Law.
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Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai granted bail
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 24 (ANI): Media tycoon and Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigner -- who was charged under the draconian National Security Law -- has been granted bail and allowed to return to his home.
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China mulls curbing Opposition's influence in Hong Kong
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 22 (ANI): Beijing authorities are working to scrap 117 seats in Hong Kong which are likely to be controlled by opposition district councillors in the 2022 elections.
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Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow denied bail by High Court
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 9 (ANI): A day after eight Hong Kong legislators were arrested for their involvement in pro-democracy protests across the region, activist Agnes Chow Ting has been denied bail pending her appeal of a 10-month prison sentence for her role in a siege of police headquarters
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Hong Kong Police arrests youth planning to claim asylum at US Consulate
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, October 28 (ANI): In the wake of draconian national security law in Hong Kong, a 19-year-old activist, also facing secessionist charges, has been detained amid reports that he was planning to claim asylum at the United States Consulate.
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Chinese Communist Party doesn't speak truth: Pompeo on national security l
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 25 (ANI): In the wake of draconian national security law imposed in Hong Kong, US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Sunday slammed China for not keeping its promise to people of Hong Kong that they would get 50 years to live in a different political system
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Friends of Canada-India, others hold protest against China in Vancouver fo
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Vancouver [Canada], September 28 (ANI): Friends of Canada-India along with seven other organisations held a protest against China in front of the Chinese Consulate Office in Vancouver on Sunday (local time) for the release of two detained Canadians in China, to resist CCP, to oppose China's
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UN Human Rights office urges Chinese authorities to ensure due process rig
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, September 18 (ANI): UN Human Rights Office on Friday urged Chinese authorities to ensure due process rights to twelve of its residents seeking to flee to Taiwan and arrested at sea.
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