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Hong Kong calls Taiwan's democratisation journey 'inspiring'
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Nathan Law has praised Taiwan's journey to democracy as a source of "inspiration" for his own advocacy work, adding that Hong Kongers should take note of how the country spent decades fighting for freedom, during the launch of his book in Taipei on Sunday.
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Hong Kong cancels passports of six pro-democracy activists living in exile
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Apart from the cancellation of the "absconders'" travel documents, the government said that the six people were barred from doing any business dealings in Hong Kong, including financial transactions from cash to gold.
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US condemns Hong Kong authorities’ 'harassment’ of pro-democracy activists
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The US State Department on Friday said it has “strongly condemned” the Hong Kong authorities’ “ongoing harassment” of family members of pro-democracy activists living overseas, CNN reported.
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US Congress' commitment to human rights in China is bipartisan: Nancy Pelo
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 22 (ANI): US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday reaffirmed US Congress' bipartisan commitment to human rights issues in China.
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Hong Kong: 9 pro-democracy activists sentenced to jail for joining Tiananm
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, September 16 (ANI): Nine Hong Kong pro-democracy activists on Wednesday were sentenced to between six and 10 months in jail while three others were handed suspended sentences for joining peaceful Tiananmen vigil.
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No free, fair elections in Hong Kong anymore: Activist Nathan Law
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Hong Kong, March 31 (ANI): Slamming China's latest move to reduce the number of directly elected seats in Hong Kong's legislature, pro-democracy activist Nathan Law has said that democracy is being denied and citizens are being "humiliated" in the city, showing how the Communist Party of Chi
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US House Committee on Foreign Affairs expresses 'deep concern' over arrest
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Aug 1 (ANI): Expressing 'deep concern' over arrest warrants under Hong Kong's draconian national security law for several democracy activists, US House Committee on Foreign Affairs on Friday (local time) said this action further undermines China's credibility as a rule-
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Hong Kong police seeking 6 people including Nathan Law on suspicion of bre
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Aug 1 (ANI): Continuing with the ruthless suppression of the dissenting voices in the erstwhile British colony, six people including activist Nathan Law Kwun-chung and former British consulate employee Simon Cheng Man-kit are being sought by Hong Kong police on suspicion of breaki
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China appoints hardliner Zheng Yanxiong head of national security office i
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 3 (ANI): Chinese government has appointed Zheng Yanxiong as head of a powerful new agency being established in Hong Kong to oversee implementation of controversial national security law, reported South China Morning Post.
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Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Nathan Law leaves homeland after China pa
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 3 (ANI): With China imposing the national security law in Hong Kong, several pro-democracy activists are fleeing their homeland.
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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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Communism slowly chokes Hong Kong
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong [China], Oct 4 (ANI): Hong Kong was handed back to China in 1997 on the premise of the "one country, two systems" framework. However, there is growing frustration in the former British colony as that policy inexorably heads towards "one country, one system".
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