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Seven more cleared of riot charges in Hong Kong pro-democracy protests
Updated : 5 years, 4 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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HK pro-democracy protestor 'Grandma Wong' resurfaces after 14 months of de
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, October 18 (ANI): Hong-Kong's pro-democracy protestor Alexandra Wong Fung-yiu resurfaced in the financial hub after more than a year, saying that she had been detained on the Chinese mainland.
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UN Human Rights office closely monitoring Thailand protests
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], October 17 (ANI): The United Nations Office of the High Commission for Human Rights in Thailand has been "closely" monitoring the protests in the country and stresses that people must be allowed to demonstrate peacefully, said UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric on Friday (local
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Families of 12 detained activists approach Hong Kong police, to push for c
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, September 20 (ANI): The family members of 12 Hong Kong human rights activists captured at sea last month by the Chinese authorities reported the case to Hong Kong police on Sunday, urging the force to speak to their mainland counterparts for the release of marine data from that da
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Chinese authorities arrest 12 people, including pro-democracy activist, se
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Aug 29 (ANI): Chinese authorities have arrested 12 people, including a pro-democracy activist, who were secretly heading to Taiwan by sea.
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TikTok, Zoom to exit from 'new' Hong Kong
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 7 (ANI): With China continuing to strangle Hong Kongers' of their freedom of speech and expression, TikTok and Zoom have joined the list of tech giants announcing their exit from the Asian financial hub.
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DNA samples collected from 10 people arrested over security law: Hong Kong
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 4 (ANI): DNA samples were collected from 10 people arrested over the controversial national security law on July 1, confirmed Hong Kong Police.
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First Hong Kong citizen arrested under China's new security law
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 4 (ANI): Days after China passed the national security law, Tong Ying-kit has become the first person to have been arrested for inciting secession and 'terrorism' under the new law, Al Jazeera reported.
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Hong Kong Police arrest over 370 people for using their freedom of speech
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 2 (ANI): On the first day after China passed the national security law, the Hong Kong Police arrested over 370 people for participating in the pro-democracy march.
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Hong Kong Police bans annual July 1 pro-democracy protests after China pas
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 1 (ANI): Hours after China passed the controversial national security law, the Hong Kong government has started attacking the freedom of speech and expression as for the first time the July 1 annual pro-democracy march has been banned.
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Riot police stop peaceful protest in Hong Kong against security law
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong June 28 (ANI): Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters on Sunday vowed to walk silently from Jordan to Mong Kok to demonstrate against impending Hong Kong security law. However, they were stopped by riot police, Hong Kong Free Press reported.
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Hong Kong police bans major protest on security law
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 27 (ANI): Hong Kong police on Saturday banned a major demonstration against China's planned national security law for the city, on the basis of coronavirus social distancing measures and previous unrest, its organiser said on Saturday.
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