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Rights groups call on China to release Taiwanese man who attended Hong Kon
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 1 (ANI): Human rights groups have slammed China over restrictions being imposed on Taiwan businessman Lee Meng-chu after his release from jail.
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Hong Kong court extends Joshua Wong's jail time for 2019 pro-democracy pro
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Hong Kong, April 14 (ANI): Joshua Wong, one of Hong Kong's democracy activists and among 47 people charged under the draconian national security law, was sentenced to four months in jail on Tuesday for unauthorized assembly and violating an anti-mask law.
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China blocks social media app for allowing discussions on Uyghurs, Hong Ko
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], February 9 (ANI): A social media app in China, which gave a platform to people to discuss political topics such as ongoing human rights abuse against the Uyghurs in Xinjiang and pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, has been blocked.
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Hong Kong rights group stage protest for release of 'political prisoners'
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 2 (ANI): A prominent rights group staged an act of defiance on New Year's Day for the first time in 12 months -- on a much smaller scale -- calling for release of "political prisoners" who were arrested for demonstrations against the draconian National Security Law imposed
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69 held, 20 fined in Hong Kong for 'participating' in National Day protest
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, October 02 (ANI): At least 69 people were arrested for allegedly participating in an "unauthorised" pro-democracy demonstration on China's National Day on Thursday and around 20 were fined for alleged violations of COVID-19 social distancing regulations, Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP
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Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong arrested
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, September 24 (ANI): Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has been arrested for participating in an "unauthorised" assembly in October last year.
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Hong Kong police make first arrest under new security law
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 1 (ANI): Hong Kong police on Wednesday made the first arrest under violation of the law, just a day after China's elite Standing Committee imposed the new national security legislation on the semi-autonomous region, CNN reported.
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About 110 teachers, 3,600 students arrested over social incidents in Hong
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 20 (ANI): About 110 teachers or staffs from educational institutions and nearly 3,600 students have been arrested in relation to social incidents in Hong Kong from June, 2019, to May, 2020, the special administrative region's education chief said.
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A year later, thousands mourn demise of HK protestor 'raincoat man'
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 15 (ANI): Thousands of people in Hong Kong mourned the death of protestor "raincoat man" on Monday, a year after he fell from height in Admiralty ahead of a march against the now-withdrawn extradition bill, reported South China Morning Post (SCMP).
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Hong Kong protests might have serious impact on its special status ending
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 13 (ANI): With the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong showing no sign of abetting, China has threatened that the widespread demonstrations might have a serious impact on the city's special status which will end in 2047 under Beijing's 'one country, two systems' principle.
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Protests held outside Chinese consulate in Vancouver over Hong Kong securi
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Vancouver [Canada], May 25 (ANI): A large number of people gathered outside the Chinese Consulate in Vancouver and across the road on Sunday to protest a proposed security law that would crackdown on the Hong Kong independence movement.
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Over 100 people arrested during Hong Kong protests against proposed securi
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 24 (ANI): At least 120 people were arrested by the Hong Kong Police on Sunday in Causeway Bay and Wan Chai areas during protests against the national security law proposed by China.
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