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Exiled dissidents protest outside FATF headquarters to urge blacklisting P
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Paris [France] February 20 (ANI): Exiled dissidents from Pakistan, Tibet and Hong Kong gathered outside the headquarters of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in Paris on Saturday urging the international monitoring body to blacklist Pakistan and deliver on its mandate of stopping terror
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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai denied bail again
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, February 18 (ANI): Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-Ying will remain in custody after being denied bail Thursday by the High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), Xinhua reported.
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Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested again: Report
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, February 17 (ANI): Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-Ying has been arrested again in connection with the case related to 12 Hong Kongers who tried to flee to Taiwan, South China Morning Post reported citing local newspaper he owns.
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China Coast Guard gains new powers
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, February 15 (ANI): The Chinese government rammed through a new domestic law on 22 January 2021 giving the China Coast Guard (CCG) greater authority, a move that will boost tensions in the South China, East China and Yellow Seas.
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EU urges China to reverse ban on BBC, says it violates Chinese constitutio
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], February 14 (ANI): Asserting that it is strongly committed to safeguarding media freedom, the European Union (EU) said China should reverse its ban on BBC World News as it violated both the Chinese constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Hong Kong lawyers oppose greater powers to immigration director to stop re
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, February 13 (ANI): Lawyers in Hong Kong have expressed concern over the city's government's proposal of giving "apparently unfettered power" to the immigration director to stop anyone from leaving the city.
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After China, Hong Kong bans BBC World Service
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, February 13 (ANI): Hong Kong public broadcaster has announced that it would no longer relay the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) programmes, shortly after China banned the British public broadcaster "within Chinese territory".
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France joins US to mount multilateral challenge on China in South China Se
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, February 12 (ANI): France on Friday deployed a nuclear attack submarine in the South China Sea, in line with US President Joe Biden's call to mount a multilateral challenge to China, reported Asia Times.
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Credit impact of Indian Budget hinges on growth outlook: Fitch
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, February 11 (ANI): India's Budget presented by the government on February 1 points to a loosening of fiscal policy to support the country's ongoing economic recovery from the pandemic and will consequently lead to a rise in public debt, Fitch Ratings said on Thursday.
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Biden takes up Hong Kong crackdown, Xinjiang rights abuses in first call w
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 11 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Thursday underscored concerns about the crackdown in Hong Kong, human rights abuses in Xinjiang with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, the White House said.
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Hong Kong internet radio host booked under draconian security law over 'se
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, February 10 (ANI): Hong Kong internet radio host, who was arrested for being part of a fundraising campaign that paid for young pro-democracy protesters to study in Taiwan, for "seditious intent" under the draconian National Security Law, has been denied bail.
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China blocks social media app for allowing discussions on Uyghurs, Hong Ko
Updated : 4 years, 8 months 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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