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Hong Kong social organization expresses solidarity with victims of Tiananm
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation (CFHKF) a pro-democracy social organization from Hong Kong expressed solidarity for victims of the Tiananmen Square Tragedy of 1989, a statement by the CFHKF stated.
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Pro-democracy NGOs observe 35th anniversary of Tiananmen Square Massacre a
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Several pro-democracy NGOs belonging to China and Japan observed the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre on Tuesday in Japan's lower house Parliament building situated in Tokyo, the Central Tibetan Administration reported.
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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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Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai pleads not guilty to national security, sedition char
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, known for his support of the pro-democracy movement and criticism of China, has pleaded not guilty to all charges in his trial under the territory's national security law that could see him jailed for life, Al Jazeera reported.
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Jailed Hong Kong activist Kong Jimmy Lai to go on trial under national sec
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, known for his support of the pro-democracy movement and criticism of China, will go on trial on Monday on three counts of "colluding with foreign forces" under sweeping national security law, CNN reported.
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Hong Kong people lament Chinese control
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
In 2019, 71.2 per cent of the population turned out - mostly to vote for pro-democracy candidates and thereby slamming government arguments that only a "noisy minority" was protesting - whereas the participation rate plummeted to 27.54 per cent in elections held on 10 December 2023.
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Hong Kong holds first 'patriots only' local elections following electoral
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Following an electoral change that made it nearly difficult for pro-democracy candidates to be on the ballot, Hong Kong has begun voting in its first "patriots only" district council election, according to Al Jazeera.
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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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Egypt President ei-Sisi pardons jailed activist Douma, other prisoners
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Douma, 37, a key figure in the pro-democracy uprising that overthrew Hosni Mubarak in 2011, was sentenced to 15 years in jail in 2019 for rioting and attacking security forces, a reduction from a prior 25-year term handed out in 2015
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World Uyghur Congress advocates Uyghur rights in Turkey parliament
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) commemorates the 35th anniversary of the 1988 pro-democracy Uyghur student protest in Urumchi and highlights the courage of the protestors.
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