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Hong Kong youths stare at bleak future amid Chinese crackdown
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 28 (ANI): The crackdown by pro-Chinese authorities following last year's anti-government protests has affected young people, including students or college-educated, in Hong Kong and filled their future with dim job prospects and the unending threat of another arrest.
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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, 9 others sentenced to prison over violat
Updated : 4 years, 10 months 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 : 4 years, 10 months 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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Myanmar military deploys Chinese drones to guide its lethal clampdown on p
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], May 9 (ANI): As violent protests continue in the country, Myanmar's military has deployed Chinese-made drones to survey the situation and to guide its lethal clampdown on pro-democracy demonstrators.
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Four Hong Kong activists including Joshua Wong convicted over Tiananmen vi
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Hong Kong, April 30 (ANI): A court in Hong Kong has convicted four pro-democracy activists, including Joshua Wong, for taking part in a memorial ceremony commemorating the Tiananmen Square massacre victims.
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UK, EU condemn sentencing of Jimmy Lai, other Hong Kong pro-democracy acti
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], April 18 (ANI): The United Kingdom and the European Union condemned the decision to sentence publishing tycoon Jimmy Lai and multiple pro-democracy figures to prison for their roles in the 2019 mass protests that rocked the city for a year.
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US condemns sentencing of seven Hong Kong pro-democracy activists: Blinken
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 17 (ANI): The United States condemned the sentencing of seven pro-democracy activists who took part in a peaceful assembly of 1.7 million people in Hong Kong, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday.
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Hong Kong court extends Joshua Wong's jail time for 2019 pro-democracy pro
Updated : 4 years, 11 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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Twitter launches new emoji to celebrate pro-democracy movement
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
California [US], April 8 (ANI): Twitter launched a new set of emojis on Thursday to celebrate the first anniversary of the Milk Tea Alliance, a pro-democracy movement started by activists from Asia.
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US condemns conviction of seven pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 2 (ANI): The United States condemns the conviction of seven activists who took part in anti-government protests in Hong Kong by the Chinese and Hong Kong authorities, US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Thursday.
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Hong Kong court convicts media tycoon Jimmy Lai, 8 activists over peaceful
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Hong Kong, April 1 (ANI): A Hong Kong court has convicted pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai and eight other prominent opposition activists over their roles in an assembly at the height of the 2019 protests.
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No free, fair elections in Hong Kong anymore: Activist Nathan Law
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Hong Kong, March 31 (ANI): Slamming China's latest move to reduce the number of directly elected seats in Hong Kong's legislature, pro-democracy activist Nathan Law has said that democracy is being denied and citizens are being "humiliated" in the city, showing how the Communist Party of Chi
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