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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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US, UK, Australia, and UN slam Hong Kong's harsh sentencing of pro-democra
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The US, UK, and Australian governments, along with the United Nations, condemned the sentencing of 45 democracy activists and former lawmakers to up to 10 years in prison for "subversion." This came amid increasing demands for tougher sanctions on Hong Kong and the broadening of visa program
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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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Trump wants to be 'dictator', won't be good for ties with India: Congressm
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
"Kamala Harris is pro-democracy, pro-women rights...but Donald Trump has been very hateful towards immigrants in the past and he favours the wealthy and large corporations," Shri Thanedar said.
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China's New Security Law enforces its grip on Hong Kong: 27-year-old faces
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Chu was arrested on June 12 while wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the slogan "Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times" and a yellow mask with "FDNOL," an abbreviation for another protest slogan, "five demands, not one less." These slogans were prominent during the large-scale and somet
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Hong Kong court finds former Stand News editors guilty of 'sedition'
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
District Court judge Kwok Wai-kin announced the verdict on Thursday, which declared former editor-in-chief Chung Pui-kuen and former acting editor-in-chief Patrick Lam guilty of conspiring to publish seditious publications based on 17 articles.
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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 court rejects Jimmy Lai's legal bid to end national security tri
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Lai's national security trial, which started in Hong Kong in December 2023, is set to resume on November 20, when Lai is expected to present evidence.
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World Uyghur Congress commemorates 36th anniversary of 1988 pro-democracy
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress commemorated the 36th anniversary of the 1988 pro-democracy student protest in Urumqi, calling it one of the most significant large-scale expressions of discontent against the Chinese government's discriminatory policies against Uyghurs.
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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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