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Hong Kong libraries pull out books by pro-democracy activists for review
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 5 (ANI): Hong Kong libraries have taken at least nine titles written by localist or democracy advocates out of circulation for conducting a review of whether the books run afoul of the new national security law, South China Morning Post reported on Sunday.
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Hong Kong's pro-democracy books suspended from lending
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 5 (ANI): The pro-China Carrie Lam government has started implementing the national security law to quash dissent as after banning the annual pro-democracy march in Hong Kong, the government in its latest move has started suspending the lending of several books written by p
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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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Canada expresses 'serious concern' over China's new security law, warn cit
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Ontario [Canada], July 4 (ANI): Canada has also joined the international community in expressing "strong concern" over China's new national security legislation in Hong Kong and updated advisory warning citizens from travelling to the special administrative region citing potential impacts of
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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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Time to focus on Xi Jinping as he "is an unfettered emperor in the traditi
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 4 (ANI): Recent imposition of national security law in Hong Kong and reports of Uyghurs Muslims being subjected to forced sterilisation in "re-education camps" in Xinjiang has revealed to the world that "XI is an unfettered emperor in the tradition of Mao," said Andrew Adon
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China appoints hardliner Zheng Yanxiong head of national security office i
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 3 (ANI): Chinese government has appointed Zheng Yanxiong as head of a powerful new agency being established in Hong Kong to oversee implementation of controversial national security law, reported South China Morning Post.
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Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Nathan Law leaves homeland after China pa
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 3 (ANI): With China imposing the national security law in Hong Kong, several pro-democracy activists are fleeing their homeland.
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US Congress passes bill penalising banks doing business with China over Ho
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 3 (ANI): The US Congress on Thursday (local time) unanimously gave nod to a bill penalising banks doing business with Chinese officials responsible for imposing the security law in Hong Kong, 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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UK promises citizenship to 'eligible' Hong Kongers owing to threat from ne
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 1 (ANI): Condemning China's new security law, the British government on Wednesday said it would offer eligible Hong Kong residents a chance to settle in the United Kingdom and ultimately apply for citizenship.
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Hong Kong police make first arrest under new security law
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 1 (ANI): Hong Kong police on Wednesday made the first arrest under violation of the law, just a day after China's elite Standing Committee imposed the new national security legislation on the semi-autonomous region, CNN reported.
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