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US Congress passes bill penalising banks doing business with China over Ho
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 3 (ANI): The US Congress on Thursday (local time) unanimously gave nod to a bill penalising banks doing business with Chinese officials responsible for imposing the security law in Hong Kong, Al Jazeera reported.
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China violates human rights of its citizens but urges US to secure human r
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 2 (ANI): Amid reports of China violating the basic human rights of Uyghur Muslims and Hong Kong citizens, Chinese Foreign Ministry has urged the United States to secure the human rights of ethnic minorities in the country.
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Hong Kong Police arrest over 370 people for using their freedom of speech
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 2 (ANI): On the first day after China passed the national security law, the Hong Kong Police arrested over 370 people for participating in the pro-democracy march.
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India keeping a close watch on recent developments in Hong Kong, says perm
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 1 (ANI): India has been keeping a close watch on the recent developments in Hong Kong, said Rajiv Kumar Chander, the country's ambassador and permanent representative to the UN in Geneva, on Wednesday, and urged the global body to address related concerns 'seriousl
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UK promises citizenship to 'eligible' Hong Kongers owing to threat from ne
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 1 (ANI): Condemning China's new security law, the British government on Wednesday said it would offer eligible Hong Kong residents a chance to settle in the United Kingdom and ultimately apply for citizenship.
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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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Hong Kong Police make first arrest under controversial national security l
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 1 (ANI): The Hong Kong Police on Wednesday made the first arrest under the newly passed national security law. A man was arrested for holding Hong Kong independence flag in Causeway Bay here.
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China's tailor-made national security law unveiled
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 1 (ANI): China's tailor-made National Security law has finally pronounced doom over the Hong Kong citizens who for months had been out on the streets to save their city's special status.
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Hong Kong Police bans annual July 1 pro-democracy protests after China pas
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 1 (ANI): Hours after China passed the controversial national security law, the Hong Kong government has started attacking the freedom of speech and expression as for the first time the July 1 annual pro-democracy march has been banned.
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China vows to retaliate as US bans military exports to Hong Kong citing se
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Beijing [China], June 30 (ANI): China on Tuesday said that it will retaliate, after the Trump administration placed new restrictions on US exports of defence equipment and certain high-technology products to Hong Kong in response to Beijing imposing a controversial national security law on t
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Carrie Lam says HK security law only targets 'small minority of illegal, c
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 30 (ANI): Hong Kong's top official Carrie Lam on Tuesday said that the national security law will target only an "extremely small minority of illegal and criminal acts and activities" and assured that it will rather make the territory safer for most residents.
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Joshua Wong, other leaders of Hong Kong pro-democracy group step down as s
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 30 (ANI): Hours after Beijing passed the controversial national security legislation for Hong Kong, activists Joshua Wong, Nathan Law, Jeffrey Ngo and Agnes Chow step-down from the pro-democracy group Demosisto on Tuesday morning.
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