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Tightening grip on dissent: 45 pro-democracy activists sentenced to prison
Updated : 1 year, 3 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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Amnesty condemns sedition verdict as blow to free speech in Hong Kong
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
In a ruling, two former editors of the now-defunct Stand News, Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam, along with the media outlet's parent company, were convicted of conspiring to publish "seditious" content, marking a chilling blow to press freedom in Hong Kong after China implemented National Se
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Human Rights Watch claims academic freedom in Hong Kong nosedived after im
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The educational freedom in Hong Kong continues to decline as the Chinese government imposed the National Security Law on the city on June 30, 2020.
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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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Redefining Progress: One Nation, One Agenda: Development Ignites a Unified
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 16: Arunansh B. Goswami, Advocate, Supreme Court of India, and Sumit Kaushik, Social Impact Consultant, officially unveil the cover of their much-awaited book, One Nation, One Agenda: Development-- a visionary manifesto for India's unified growth and transformati
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Hong Kong journalists face increased harassment amid national security law
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Around 15 journalists, their family members, neighbours, and employers were harassed online and offline, the press club said. Selina Chenga, the chairperson of the HKJA, said at a press conference on Friday that this is the biggest case of intimidation the journalist association has ever see
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Taiwanese Lieutenant charged with corruption, leaking military secrets to
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
A lieutenant in Taiwan's military police has been charged with corruption, breaking national security laws, and leaking classified military documents to a Chinese netizen, reported Taiwan News.
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ADGP conducts comprehensive review of security in Jammu ahead of Assembly
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The meeting was held at the Conference Hall of the District Police Lines of Jammu on Saturday, an official statement said.
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Human Rights Watch urges Hong Kong to overturn convictions of journalists,
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The Human Rights Watch (HRW), an international human rights watchdog, urged the Hong Kong government to overturn the politically motivated convictions of two journalists and stop its attack on media freedom as concerns over the National Security Law continues to persist in the China-controll
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Taiwan sentences father-son duo in China spy case
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
A father and son from Taiwan, surnamed Huang, were sentenced to eight years in prison for leaking sensitive military information about Taiwan's annual Han Kuang drills to China. The duo, recruited by Chinese intelligence in 2015, enlisted two Taiwanese military officers, Yeh and Su, who prov
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Hong Kong laws behind massive decline in media freedom: Report
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
It includes substantially tougher penalties for sedition, which Cheng described as "the main legislation that's been used against speech and media work" since the implementation of a new National Security Law in 2020.
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China trains a 'patriotic' generation' of 'future warriors'
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong has quietly removed books that might offer alternative viewpoints from public libraries, and publicly commemorating the Tiananmen Square massacre is a criminal offence. Even schools not singing the national anthem with sufficient gusto are called out for criticism by the educati
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