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China 'targeting dissenting voices' in Hong Kong: UK Foreign Secretary
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], June 17 (ANI): UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Thursday accused China of targeting dissenting voices in Hong Kong after the authorities of the semi-autonomous region arrested the chief editor and four directors of a pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper under draconian securi
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Apple Daily newspaper's editor-in-chief, 4 directors held under Hong Kong
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 17 (ANI): In an early morning raid on Thursday, Hong Kong police arrested the chief editor and four directors of a pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper under draconian Hong Kong security law on suspicion of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces.
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Two arrested in Hong Kong for 'promoting' banned Tiananmen Square vigil
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The Honk Kong police have arrested a prominent barrister and member of the group behind the special administrative region's annual vigil to mark the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown on June 4, 1989, along with a delivery person, on suspicion of p
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Ahead of Tiananmen crackdown anniversary, Hong Kong police arrests vigil o
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 4 (ANI): Ahead of the annual candlelight vigil marking the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown, police have arrested the vice-chairwoman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China on suspicion of promoting the banned assembly, according to a law enfo
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Detained Chinese professor's son fights for father's release
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 3 (ANI): Yuan Keqin, a 65-year-old professor who worked at Hokkaido University of Education was taken into custody by national security authorities on suspicion of espionage during a trip to China in 2019 for a funeral of his mother.
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Son of detained Japan-based Chinese historian calls for release of his fat
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 1 (ANI): The eldest son of a prominent Chinese historian who taught at a university in Japan's Hokkaido and is currently detained by Chinese authorities on suspicion of espionage is calling for his father to be released, Kyodo News reported.
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Elderly Uyghur woman detained in Xinjiang for 'religious extremism'
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 30 (ANI): Authorities in China's Xinjiang region confirmed the detainment of an elderly Uyghur woman in an internment camp earlier this year on suspicions of 'religious extremism' after she intervened in a domestic dispute between her neighbours, informed authorities.
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5 arrested in connection with shooting of Black Lives Matter activist Sash
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], May 27 (ANI): Five men have been arrested on suspicion of the attempted murder in connection with the shooting of prominent Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson.
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China refuses to release detained scholar arrested on suspicion of spying
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 26 (ANI): China's foreign ministry on Wednesday dismissed calls for the release of a Chinese scholar who is being held on suspicion of spying for Japan.
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Congress targets Centre over COVID-19 deaths, says Gujarat should explain
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): The Congress on Saturday said it has strong suspicion that "the Centre, in conjunction with some state governments, is suppressing the true numbers of new infections and COVID-related deaths" and said Gujarat government should explain the difference betwee
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Delhi's Base Hospital Commandant transfer routine posting, part of larger
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): Taking note of media reports raising suspicion on the sudden transfer of Base Hospital, Delhi Cantt, Commandant Major General Vasu Vardhan, the Indian Army on Thursday called it a routine posting carried out as part of a larger HR management plan.
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'Upsurge in police brutality in Pakistan'
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 10 (ANI): Pakistan is witnessing an upsurge in police brutality, said Pakistan daily Express Tribune, adding that cops have either shot dead young men on the slightest suspicion or they have tortured people to death in recent months.
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