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Beijing tightens grip as Hong Kong heads for legislature polls without opp
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Hong Kong is set to conduct elections for its Legislative Council on December 7, with not a single candidate representing the pro-democracy movement. The Chinese government's efforts to portray the legislature, referred to as LegCo, as legitimate are evidently not convincing to most people.
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China's long arm reaches Thailand: Dissidents face mounting danger as Zhou
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to The Epoch Times, Zhou, a member of the China Democracy Party, fled his homeland in 2015 after Chinese authorities seized his passport upon his return from a US pro-democracy conference. He made his way through Laos into Thailand, long considered a safer transit country for Chine
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Former Mali PM charged over social media post supporting political prisone
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Former Mali PM Moussa Mara has been jailed for a social media post supporting political prisoners. He faces charges of undermining state authority and spreading false information. His trial is set for September 29, amid growing repression under Mali's military rulers following recent pro-dem
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Kenya: 11 killed, over 500 arrested in nationwide anti-government protests
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
As per CNN, security forces used tear gas and water cannons to disperse demonstrators, primarily young Kenyans, who expressed their anger and frustration over the corruption allegations, police brutality, and reports of enforced disappearances targeting critics of the government on the 35th
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WUC marks Tiananmen Anniversary, links 1989 crackdown to ongoing Uyghur re
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) took to X to highlight the ongoing repression under the Chinese government and to pay tribute to the nonviolent pro-democracy demonstrators who were killed in 1989. The WUC connected the continuous violations of human rights in East Turkistan to the violent cr
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Tibet Information Office joins global commemorations honouring Tiananmen m
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Tibet Information Office demonstrated its solidarity with Chinese democrats by taking part in both in-person and virtual commemoration events organised across continents, as this year marks the 36th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre and the 6th anniversary of the Hong Kong pro
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Chinese authorities detain man for displaying pro-democracy banners in Che
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Authorities are conducting an investigation into whether Mei Shilin (27) has any overseas connections and have implemented criminal detention measures against him.
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Hong Kong's oldest pro-democracy party to shut down amid intensifying crac
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Hong Kong's oldest and most prominent pro-democracy party is preparing to shut down amid an intensifying crackdown by China.
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Pro-democracy banners in Chengdu expose growing public discontent with Chi
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Three democracy-supporting banners were displayed on an overpass in Chengdu, a city in southwestern China, early Tuesday morning.
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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 activist convicted for involvement in pro-democracy demonstratio
Updated : 1 year ago IST
A social worker and rights activist, Jackie Chen, was found guilty of participating in a riot during Hong Kong's 2019 pro-democracy protests, as reported by Radio Free Asia(RFA).
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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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