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US imposes visa restrictions on Chinese Communist Party officials over Hon
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 26 (ANI): The US State Department has imposed its first wave of visa restrictions against Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials in retaliation for Beijing's policies in Hong Kong, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Friday.
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UN experts call for decisive measures to protect fundamental freedoms in C
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 26 (ANI): Independent experts from the United Nations have called for decisive measures to protect fundamental freedoms in China as they raised deep concerns over treatment of Uighur Muslim minority in Xinjiang and said the impending national security law concernin
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HK strongly opposes 'groundless' US report on human trafficking
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 26 (ANI): The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Friday expressed strong opposition to a U.S. report on human trafficking having "groundless and biased findings".
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Hong Kong reports 3 new COVID-19 cases, 1,196 in total
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 26 (ANI): Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) said on Friday that three new cases of COVID-19 infection have been reported, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 1,196.
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Tension on Sino-Indian Border 'is not over' say experts
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 26 (ANI): China's and India's border dispute in Ladakh shockingly spilled over into savage hand-to-hand combat better befitting a Middle Ages scene on 15 June. Yet that bloody confrontation is best viewed within the context of wider Sino-Indian dynamics and in light of aggres
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US Senate passes bill to sanction China over Hong Kong security law
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 26 (ANI): The US Senate on Thursday (local time) passed a bill by unanimous consent that would impose sanctions on China for its decision to implement the controversial national security law on Hong Kong, which critics say will erode the city's democratic freedoms.
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Police detain protesters at busy Hong Kong mall during Dragon Boat Festiva
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 25 (ANI): The Hong Kong police on Thursday dispersed dozens of protesters who gathered at the Yuen Long shopping centre to mark the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival holiday.
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Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders express concern over prospect of indefinit
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 25 (ANI): Though China has released few details of new Hong Kong security law, authorities have remained tight-lipped whether there is a provision in the legislation that could lead to arrest of a person indefinitely without trial or charge.
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Hong Kongers flee to other countries fearing persecution as China pushes n
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 25 (ANI): With China pushing ahead with the implementation of the national security law on the Hong Kong, the residents are making preparations to flee to Taiwan and other countries fearing persecution.
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Female protester accuses Hong Kong Police officer of sexual assault
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 24 (ANI): A minor student has alleged that a Hong Kong police officer had sexual assaulted her during a protest last September. The pro-China Hong Kong Police is infamous for its high-handedness on protesters.
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China targets schools to impose its policies in Hong Kong
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 24 (ANI): Over the years China has been trying to brainwash the minds of students in Hong Kong in an attempt to rip off the city's special status and bring it completely under its control. The school system has become another battleground as it imposes its policies, accordin
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Pro-China national anthem law muzzles creative activity in Hong Kong
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 24 (ANI): The newly passed national anthem protection law by the Hong Kong Legislative Assembly is being used by the authorities to suppress anti-China views.
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