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Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow denied bail by High Court
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 9 (ANI): A day after eight Hong Kong legislators were arrested for their involvement in pro-democracy protests across the region, activist Agnes Chow Ting has been denied bail pending her appeal of a 10-month prison sentence for her role in a siege of police headquarters
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Biden's aide 'deeply concerned' over China's assault on Hong Kong
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 9 (ANI): US President-elect Joe Biden's proposed National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said that he was 'deeply concerned' about the imprisonment of pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong in wake of the draconian National Security Law imposed by the Chinese Comm
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Hong Kong police arrest 8 people including districts councillors over peac
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 7 (ANI): Hong Kong police on Tuesday arrested eight people including two district councillors in connection with a peaceful pro-democracy demonstration last month on the Chinese University campus, Hong Kong Free Press reported citing local media.
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UK considers removing its judges from Hong Kong amid security law, disqual
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], November 24 (ANI): The United Kingdom's government is mulling whether it is appropriate for British judges to continue to sit in Hong Kong's top court, following the two "substantive" breaches of international law by China through the imposition of national security law and t
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Hong Kong opposition lawmakers resign en masse over Beijing resolution reg
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, November 11 (ANI): All the Hong Kong's opposition lawmakers on Wednesday resigned together in the protest of China top legislative body's resolution, which gives local authorities power to unseat politicians without having to go through the city's courts, Hong Kong Free Press repo
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US sanctions 4 Chinese nationals for implementing security law, dismantlin
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 10 (ANI): US on Monday imposed sanctions on four Chinese nationals for implementing the contentious national security law in Hong Kong and undermining the area's autonomy, informed the US Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
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Arrest of 8 Hong Kong opposition lawmakers is "clear abuse of law enforcem
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 3 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Monday said that arrest of the eight lawmakers in Hong Kong is a "clear abuse of law enforcement for political purposes".
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Fifth Hong Kong opposition lawmaker Ted Hui arrested
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, November 2 (ANI): Hong Kong's Democratic Party lawmaker Ted Hui was arrested on Monday over the chaotic Legislative Council meeting in May that descended into shouting and scuffles for which seven people -opposition leaders and activists- had been previously detained.
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Seven more cleared of riot charges in Hong Kong pro-democracy protests
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, October 31 (ANI): Seven more accused of rioting during the major pro-democracy protest in August, last year -- against the now draconian National Security Law imposed by the Chinese Communist Party on Hong Kong -- have been acquitted of all charges by a Hong Kong Court.
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Pompeo calls for immediate release of 3 student activists arrested by 'Chi
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 29 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Thursday condemned the "Chinese-controlled Hong Kong Police Force" for arresting three student democracy activists under the draconian national security law and demanded their immediate release.
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Hong Kong Police arrests youth planning to claim asylum at US Consulate
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, October 28 (ANI): In the wake of draconian national security law in Hong Kong, a 19-year-old activist, also facing secessionist charges, has been detained amid reports that he was planning to claim asylum at the United States Consulate.
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Chinese Communist Party doesn't speak truth: Pompeo on national security l
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 25 (ANI): In the wake of draconian national security law imposed in Hong Kong, US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Sunday slammed China for not keeping its promise to people of Hong Kong that they would get 50 years to live in a different political system
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