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Worldwide demonstrations mark second anniversary of Hong Kong uprising
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], June 13 (ANI): Demonstrations were staged in several cities across the globe on Saturday to commemorate the second anniversary of the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow released from prison
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Hong Kong, June 12 (ANI): Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow has been released from prison on Saturday after serving her term for her role in an anti-government protest against the National Security Law.
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80 pc of Hong Kong schools say guidelines under national security law hard
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Hong Kong, June 7 (ANI): Nearly 80 per cent of schools in Hong Kong have said new guidelines for "instilling patriotism" in children, under the city's national security law, were "very difficult" to implement, according to a survey.
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Thousands gather at Chinese Embassy in London to mark June 4th massacre at
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], June 5 (ANI): Thousands of protestors gathered at the Chinese Embassy in London to mark June 4th massacre at Tiananmen Square.
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Ahead of Tiananmen crackdown anniversary, Hong Kong police arrests vigil o
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, June 4 (ANI): Ahead of the annual candlelight vigil marking the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown, police have arrested the vice-chairwoman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China on suspicion of promoting the banned assembly, according to a law enfo
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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, 9 others sentenced to prison over violat
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, May 28 (ANI): Amid China's crackdown, Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders were sentenced to jail over violation of National Security Law.
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Unemployed Hong Kong protestor jailed for 28 months for supporting Uyghurs
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, May 19 (ANI): An Unemployed pro-democracy protester was jailed for 28 months for rioting and assaulting police at a rally in support of Uygurs in Hong Kong under the draconian National Security Law.
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Hong Kong authorities freeze Jimmy Lai's assets worth HKD 500 million
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], May 15 (ANI): Hong Kong authorities have frozen nearly HKD 500 million of imprisoned media tycoon Jimmy Lai's assets under the draconian national security law.
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Hong Kong court finds journalist guilty for exposing police failures
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, April 23 (ANI): As China continues to impose severe crackdowns on the people of Hong Kong, an award-winning Hong Kong journalist was found guilty of a crime on Thursday for using a public database to expose police failings, the first time a member of the news media has faced prose
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China's actions in Hong Kong rise to new levels of 'viciousness': Report
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 18 (ANI): As China continues to suppress the will of the people in Hong Kong under the draconian National Security Law, media outlets worldwide have called Beijing's actions in the city "a new level of viciousness".
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EU mulls ending extradition treaties with China over overhaul of Hong Kong
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 16 (ANI): The European Union is preparing new measures to punish Beijing for overhauling Hong Kong's electoral system that will further clamp down on opposition voices in the region.
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Hong Kong court extends Joshua Wong's jail time for 2019 pro-democracy pro
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, April 14 (ANI): Joshua Wong, one of Hong Kong's democracy activists and among 47 people charged under the draconian national security law, was sentenced to four months in jail on Tuesday for unauthorized assembly and violating an anti-mask law.
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