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Parents of US-based activist questioned by Hong Kong national security pol
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Hui, who was granted political asylum in the United States and currently serves as the policy and advocacy coordinator at the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation, is one of several overseas activists wanted by Hong Kong authorities under the city's sweeping national security law, H
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Hong Kong issues arrest warrants against 6 pro-democratic activists
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong police have issued new arrest warrants for six pro-democracy activists living abroad, offering rewards of 1 million Hong Kong dollars for information that leads to their capture, according to a report by Voice of America.
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Taiwan: Civil rights activists demand release of jailed Hong Kong pro-demo
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Over 10 Taiwanese civil rights activist groups gathered outside the legislature on Monday demanding the immediate release of the 47 pro-democracy activists from Hong Kong who were jailed under China's national security law.
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Tightening grip on dissent: 45 pro-democracy activists sentenced to prison
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
In a stark demonstration of the tightening grip on dissent, Hong Kong's High Court sentenced 45 pro-democracy activists to prison terms of up to 10 years under the controversial National Security Law imposed by Beijing.
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Russia bans entry to nearly 100 US nationals
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The list of US citizens includes members of the US government, pro-democracy activists, academics, and leaders of defence contracting firms and financial institutions that supply weapons to Ukraine to respond to Russia's war.
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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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US charges Chinese dissident with espionage for Beijing amid ongoing conce
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The CBS report states that Yuanjun Tang, who had previously protested against the Chinese Communist Party during the 1989 Tiananmen Square demonstrations and later sought refuge in Taiwan and the US, is accused by prosecutors of agreeing to work for China's intelligence agency decades later.
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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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World Uyghur Congress condemns Hong Kong Court's pro-democracy activist se
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress has strongly condemned the sentencing of 14 pro-democracy activists by a Hong Kong high court in the largest case under the National Security Law (NSL) imposed by China in 2020.
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Hong Kong convicts pro-democracy activists in city's largest national secu
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
In a significant verdict in what is said to be the city's largest national security case, the Hong Kong Court has convicted over a dozen pro-democracy activists of subversion charges on Thursday, reported CNN.
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Leaked documents reportedly expose China's extensive cyber-espionage opera
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
These documents shed light on China's utilisation of hackers to target Hong Kong's pro-democracy activists and the Uyghur community.
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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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