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Beijing cracks the whip in run-up to Tiananmen Massacre anniversary
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 2 (ANI): Ahead of the 33rd anniversary on June 4 of the Tiananmen massacre, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has undertaken various pre-emptive measures to ensure that no pro-democracy or anti-CCP programs or protests are organized.
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Shanghai lockdown lifted, but trauma lives on
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 1 (ANI): Shanghai on Wednesday lifted its city-wide lockdown, however, the trauma of the lockdown of the past two months lives on.
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Hong Kong: 3 jailed for 44 months over rioting during 2019 unrest
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 1 (ANI): Three people have been sentenced to up to 44 months in jail for rioting in Hong Kong during the 2019 protests.
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Arbitrate in India Conclave by IDRC: Make India a Legal Tourism Hub
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] June 1 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Recently, the Indian Dispute Resolution Centre (IDRC) organized 'Arbitrate in India Conclave, 2022' at the India International Centre, New Delhi. This event marked the 2nd anniversary of IDRC.
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Hong Kong's Marquee Art events return bigger and better
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The art industry in Hong Kong may have been shaken by the uncertainty wrought by the pandemic, but a new dawn is approaching, as international travel restrictions are eased in the city. With a busy cultural calendar in May, anchored by pere
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Leaked documents help explain CCP's paranoia over Xinjiang
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 31 (ANI): A cache of tens of thousands of leaked documents from the Chinese police and re-education camps have confirmed that the top leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) - reaching right to Chairman Xi Jinping at the top - are totally complicit in the human rights
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Xi backs new Hong Kong leader John Lee who oversaw crackdown on democracy
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 31 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday met newly appointed Hong Kong chief executive, John Lee and thanked him for achieving a major transition in the city what he described as from "chaos to order."
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Hong Kong's incoming leader heads to China for official nod
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 29 (ANI): Hong Kong's next leader John Lee is set to visit China, where he is likely to get the government's official approval and meet President Xi Jinping, media reports said on Saturday.
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Pro Uyghur group slams UN rights chief's Xinjiang visit
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], May 29 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has expressed its serious disappointment in the outcomes of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet's visit to China, including a trip to Xinjiang.
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UN's rights chief faces flak as she concludes China visit
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Guangzhou [China], May 29 (ANI): United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Saturday wrapped up her six-day China visit amid widespread criticism after she said this trip was "not an investigation" but insisted she spoke with "candour" during her meetings with Chi
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Arrests of lawyers, activists, journalists under national security law in
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Guangzhou [China], May 28 (ANI): On the conclusion of her recent six-day trip to China, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Saturday raised concern over the arrests of lawyers, activists and journalists under the so-called National Security Law in Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong: Pro-democracy activist put to 10-month sentence over illegal vo
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 26 (ANI): A Hong Kong court on Tuesday jailed democracy activist Benny Tai, also a former law professor, for 10 months on charges of the illegal promotion of a strategic voting scheme for the 2016 Legislative Council (LegCo) elections.
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