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Myanmar's coup reveals cracks in divided region
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, February 6 (ANI): The Myanmar military's brazen coup against Aung San Suu Kyi's democratically-elected government has sent shockwaves across Southeast Asia and revealed new cracks in their increasingly trade-driven collective bloc, reported Asia Times.
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Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong arrested in Hong Kong under national se
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 8 (ANI): Beijing's crackdown on pro-democracy protestors continues with impunity. Just a day after police arrested dozens of former lawmakers and opposition activists, Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was arrested on Thursday (local time) over an alleged violat
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CCP's use of courts to silence peaceful dissent is hallmark of authoritari
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 4 (ANI): The United States has condemned the sentence pronounced on Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong and said that the "use of courts to silence peaceful dissent is a hallmark of authoritarian regimes".
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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong jailed for over 13 months for pro-democracy
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 3 (ANI): Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong on Wednesday was sentenced to more than 13 months of prison after pleading guilty to charges related to a pro-democracy protest last year over a proposed extradition bill with China.
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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong faces prison over 2019 pro-democracy protes
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, November 23 (ANI): Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong on Monday has been remanded in custody after pleading guilty to two charges related to a protest last year, the sentencing will be pronounced on December 2.
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Reports of China keeping Uyghurs on surveillance confirmed one more time
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Pennsylvania [US], November 9 (ANI): While China continues to refute reports of ongoing atrocities on Uyghurs in Xinjiang region, another revelation has yet again confirmed Beijing using technology for surveillance on the ethnic minority community.
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Former Thai leaders invited to join Reconciliation Committee to allay poli
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], November 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Thailand's former heads of government have been invited to join a proposed Reconciliation Committee to alleviate political tensions in the wake of anti-government street protests, Parliament President and House Speaker Chuan Leekpai said on Tuesda
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7 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists arrested: Joshua Wong
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, November 1 (ANI): Several Hong Kong opposition leaders, including both sitting and former Legislative Council members, have been arrested, said Joshua Wong, a pro-democracy activist, on Sunday.
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Study reveals liver cancer diagnoses and deaths impacted by geography, hou
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 26 (ANI): An analysis of information from a large US cancer database indicates that patients with liver cancer from rural regions and lower-income households often have more advanced cancer at the time of diagnosis and face a higher risk of death compared with other
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HK pro-democracy protestor 'Grandma Wong' resurfaces after 14 months of de
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, October 18 (ANI): Hong-Kong's pro-democracy protestor Alexandra Wong Fung-yiu resurfaced in the financial hub after more than a year, saying that she had been detained on the Chinese mainland.
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New Singapore High Commissioner meets Muraleedharan to discuss strengtheni
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): The new Singapore High Commissioner to India Simon Wong called on Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan in New Delhi on Wednesday to discuss strengthening of the strategic relationship between the two countries.
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Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong arrested
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, September 24 (ANI): Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has been arrested for participating in an "unauthorised" assembly in October last year.
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